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Bengali is the fourth fastest growing language in India, following Hindi in the first place, Kashmiri in the second place, and Meitei ( Manipuri ), along with Gujarati, in the third place, according to the 2011 census of India. [ 19] Bengali has developed over more than 1,300 years.
165,158,616. The national language and official language of Bangladesh is Bangla according to the third article of the Constitution of Bangladesh. [2] Almost 99% of Bangladeshis speak Bengali (including dialects) as their first language. [3] [1] Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987 made it mandatory to use Bengali in all government affairs ...
Bangladesh–India relations are the bilateral relations between the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Republic of India, both of which are South Asian neighbours. Diplomatic relations between the two countries formally began in 1971 with India's recognition of an independent Bangladesh (which was formerly known as East Pakistan ...
21 February was declared to be International Mother Language Day by UNESCO on 17 November 1999. It has been observed throughout the world since 21 February 2000. The declaration came up in tribute to the Language Movement done by the Bangladeshis (then the East Pakistanis ). When Pakistan was created in 1947, it had two geographically separate ...
The Bengali script or Bangla alphabet ( Bengali: বাংলা বর্ণমালা, romanized : Bangla bôrṇômala, Meitei: বেঙ্গলি ময়েক, romanized: Bengali mayek) is the alphabet used to write the Bengali language based on the Bengali-Assamese script, and has historically been used to write Sanskrit within Bengal.
The online portal of Prothom Alo [11] is the number 1 Bangladeshi website in the world. [citation needed] This portal is accessed by 1.6 million visitors from 200 countries and territories across the globe with 60 million pageviews per month. The e-paper site of Prothom Alo is also the Number 1 e-paper Web site of Bangladesh.
Matua Mahasangha. The Matua Mahasangha ( Bengali: মতুয়া মহাসংঘ [1]) is a Hindu reform movement that originated around 1860 AD in modern-day Bangladesh. Today, it has a considerable number of adherents both in Bangladesh and in West Bengal, India. The Matua movement originated among the Namasudras, an avarna ( outcaste ...
Vanga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southwestern Bangladesh and southern West Bengal ( India ). [ 9] Known Vanga rulers are: Samudrasena. Chadrasena. Karna. Bhagabhatta.