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| official= [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| official= [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| national= [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| national= [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| regional= [[Bangali dialect|Bangali]], [[Burmese]], [[Chittagonian language|Chittagonian]], [[Dhakaiya Kutti]], [[Noakhailla]], [[Rangpuri language|Rangpuri]], [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]], [[Varendri]]
| regional= [[Bangali dialect|Bangali]], [[Burmese]], [[Chittagonian language|Chittagonian]],[[Noakhali language|Noakhailla]], [[Rangpuri language|Rangpuri]], [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]]
| minority= [[Burmese]],[[Bishnupriya Manipuri language|Bishnupriya]], [[Chakma language|Chakma]], [[Dhakaiya Urdu]], [[Hajong language|Hajong]], [[Tangchangya language|Tangchangya]], [[Sadri language|Oraon Sadri]], [[Hindi]], [[Khasi language|Khasi]], [[Koda language|Koda]], [[Mundari language|Mundari]], [[Pnar language|Pnar]], [[Santali language|Santali]], [[War language|War-Jaintia]], [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]], [[Sauria Paharia language|Sauria Paharia]], [[A'Tong language|A'Tong]], [[Chak language|Chak]], [[Chin languages|Chin]], [[Asho language|Asho]], [[Bawm language|Bawm]], [[Falam language|Falam]], [[Hakha-Chin language|Haka]], [[Khumi language|Khumi]], [[Koch language|Koch]], [[Garo language|Garo]], [[Megam language|Megam]], [[Meitei language|Meitei Manipuri]], [[Kokborok|Tripuri(Kokborok)]],  [[Mizo language|Mizo]], [[Mru language|Mru]], [[Pangkhua language|Pangkhua]], [[Rakhine language|Rakhine]]/[[Marma Language|Marma]]  
| minority= [[Burmese]],[[Bishnupriya Manipuri language|Bishnupriya]], [[Chakma language|Chakma]], [[Dhakaiya Urdu]], [[Hajong language|Hajong]], [[Tangchangya language|Tangchangya]], [[Sadri language|Oraon Sadri]], [[Hindi]], [[Khasi language|Khasi]], [[Koda language|Koda]], [[Mundari language|Mundari]], [[Pnar language|Pnar]], [[Santali language|Santali]], [[War language|War-Jaintia]], [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]], [[Sauria Paharia language|Sauria Paharia]], [[A'Tong language|A'Tong]], [[Chak language|Chak]], [[Chin languages|Chin]], [[Asho language|Asho]], [[Bawm language|Bawm]], [[Falam language|Falam]], [[Hakha-Chin language|Haka]], [[Khumi language|Khumi]], [[Koch language|Koch]], [[Garo language|Garo]], [[Megam language|Megam]], [[Meitei language|Meitei Manipuri]], [[Kokborok|Tripuri(Kokborok)]],  [[Mizo language|Mizo]], [[Mru language|Mru]], [[Pangkhua language|Pangkhua]], [[Rakhine language|Rakhine]]/[[Marma Language|Marma]]  
| immigrant= [[Burmese]], [[Urdu]]<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news |title='Stranded Pakistanis' living in camps in Bangladesh – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2014/aug/11/stranded-pakistanis-camps-bangladesh-bihari-in-pictures |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11 August 2014 |access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=BBC1>{{cite news |title=Vote for 'stranded Pakistanis' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3003949.stm |work=BBC News |date=6 May 2003 |access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>{{•}}[[Rohingya language|Rohingya]]
| immigrant= [[Burmese]], [[Urdu]]<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news |title='Stranded Pakistanis' living in camps in Bangladesh – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2014/aug/11/stranded-pakistanis-camps-bangladesh-bihari-in-pictures |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11 August 2014 |access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=BBC1>{{cite news |title=Vote for 'stranded Pakistanis' |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3003949.stm |work=BBC News |date=6 May 2003 |access-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>{{•}}[[Rohingya language|Rohingya]]

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Languages of Bangladesh
Languages of Bangladesh map.svg
OfficialBengali
NationalBengali
RegionalBangali, Burmese, Chittagonian,Noakhailla, Rangpuri, Sylheti
MinorityBurmese,Bishnupriya, Chakma, Dhakaiya Urdu, Hajong, Tangchangya, Oraon Sadri, Hindi, Khasi, Koda, Mundari, Pnar, Santali, War-Jaintia, Kurukh, Sauria Paharia, A'Tong, Chak, Chin, Asho, Bawm, Falam, Haka, Khumi, Koch, Garo, Megam, Meitei Manipuri, Tripuri(Kokborok), Mizo, Mru, Pangkhua, Rakhine/Marma
ImmigrantBurmese, Urdu[1][2] • Rohingya
ForeignArabic, Farsi and English

"Languages spoken across Bangladesh" (2011)[3]

  others (2%)
Bangladesh linguistic diversity as per 2011 census[4]
Language Population
Bengali (বাংলা) 146,776,916
Others 2,995,47
Total 149,72,364

The national language and official language of Bangladesh is Bengali according to the third article of the Constitution of Bangladesh.[5] And the second most spoken language in Bangladesh is claimed to be Burmese (မြန်မာ) which is spoken by the Marma tribe in chittagong hill districts as the distrcts border Myanmar and it's also spoken by the Rohingya people.98% of Bangladeshis are fluent in Bengali (including dialects) as their first language.[6] Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987 made it mandatory to use Bengali in all government affairs except in the cases of foreign relations.[7] According to a 2011 census, Bengali is predominantly spoken by 98% 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.

  1. "'Stranded Pakistanis' living in camps in Bangladesh – in pictures". The Guardian. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. "Vote for 'stranded Pakistanis'". BBC News. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. http://www.bbs.gov.bd › site › page Population-and-Housing-Census - বাংলাদেশ পরিসংখ্যান ব্যুরো
  4. http://www.bbs.gov.bd › site › page Population-and-Housing-Census - বাংলাদেশ পরিসংখ্যান ব্যুরো
  5. "Article 3. The state language". The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 April 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. Faquire, A.B.M. Razaul Karim (December 2010). "Language Situation in Bangladesh". The Dhaka University Studies. 67: 63–77.
  7. "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.