Languages of Bangladesh

Languages of Bangladesh
Languages of Bangladesh
Official	Bengali/Bangla
National	Bengali/Bangla
Regional	Bengali dialects
Minority	Atong, Bawm, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Chakma, Garo, Hajong, Hakha-Chin, Kharia, Khasi, Khumi, Koch, Koda, Kokborok, Kol, Kurukh, Lyngngam, Manipuri, Marma, Megam, Mizo, Mru, Mundari, Odia, Oraon Sadri, Pangkhua, Pnar, Rakhine, Riang, Rohingya, Santali, Sauria Paharia, Tangchangya, Telugu, Tippera, Urdu, Usoi, War
Immigrant	Burmese, Urdu • Rohingya
Foreign	English
Keyboard layout	Bengali keyboard;

"Languages spoken across Bangladesh" (2022)^[7]

Bengali (99%)

others (1%)

**Bangladesh linguistic diversity as per 2022 census**^[7]
Language	Population
Bengali / Bangla	163,507,029
Others	1,651,587
Total	165,158,616

The national language and official language of Bangladesh is Bangla according to the third article of the Constitution of Bangladesh.^[8] Almost 99% of Bangladeshis speak Bengali (including dialects) as their first language.^[9]^[7] Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987 made it mandatory to use Bengali in all government affairs except in the cases of foreign relations.^[10] According to a 2022 census, Bengali is predominantly spoken by 99% of the country's population and it also serves as the national language of the nation. The indigenous people of northern and southeastern Bangladesh speak a variety of native languages. According to the Ethnologue, there are 36 indigenous living languages, which include 17 Tibeto-Burman, 10 Indo-Aryan, 7 Austroasiatic and 2 Dravidian languages in Bangladesh.^[11] Bangladesh has 44 indigenous languages according to Professor Shameem Reza.^[12]

^ Mintu Deshwara, Pinaki Roy (21 February 2021). "The last of the Kharia speakers". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024. After our death, nobody will speak this language [Kharia]. I tried to teach the language to the younger people but they do not show interest and laugh at me when I speak in Kharia.
^ Jengcham, Subhas (2012). "Bonaz". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ "Telugu people's permanent rehabilitation demanded". New Age. Dhaka. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ Shahabuddin, Mohammad (24 October 2021). ঢাকাইয়া সোব্বাসি ও তাদের ভাষা [Dhakaiya Sobbasi and their language]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Vote for 'stranded Pakistanis'". BBC News. 6 May 2003. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ "'Stranded Pakistanis' living in camps in Bangladesh – in pictures". The Guardian. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c http://www.bbs.gov.bd › site › page Population-and-Housing-Census - বাংলাদেশ পরিসংখ্যান ব্যুরো
^ "The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ Faquire, A.B.M. Razaul Karim (December 2010). "Language Situation in Bangladesh". The Dhaka University Studies. 67: 63–77.
^ "Bangla Bhasha Procholon Ain, 1987" বাংলা ভাষা প্রচলন আইন, ১৯৮৭ [Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987]. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ "Bangladesh". Ethnologue. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "ULAB introduces Bangla and Literature Department". Dhaka Tribune. 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

[1] Mintu Deshwara, Pinaki Roy (21 February 2021). "The last of the Kharia speakers". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024. After our death, nobody will speak this language [Kharia]. I tried to teach the language to the younger people but they do not show interest and laugh at me when I speak in Kharia.

[2] Jengcham, Subhas (2012). "Bonaz". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

[3] "Telugu people's permanent rehabilitation demanded". New Age. Dhaka. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[pa-4] Shahabuddin, Mohammad (24 October 2021). ঢাকাইয়া সোব্বাসি ও তাদের ভাষা [Dhakaiya Sobbasi and their language]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[BBC1-5] "Vote for 'stranded Pakistanis'". BBC News. 6 May 2003. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[The_Guardian-6] "'Stranded Pakistanis' living in camps in Bangladesh – in pictures". The Guardian. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[bbs.gov.bd-7] ttp://www.bbs.gov.bd › site › page Population-and-Housing-Census - বাংলাদেশ পরিসংখ্যান ব্যুরো

[bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd-8] "The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

[9] Faquire, A.B.M. Razaul Karim (December 2010). "Language Situation in Bangladesh". The Dhaka University Studies. 67: 63–77.

[10] "Bangla Bhasha Procholon Ain, 1987" বাংলা ভাষা প্রচলন আইন, ১৯৮৭ [Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987]. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

[11] "Bangladesh". Ethnologue. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[12] "ULAB introduces Bangla and Literature Department". Dhaka Tribune. 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

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