Languages of Bangladesh

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Languages of Bangladesh
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OfficialBengali
NationalBengali
RegionalBangali, Burmese, Chittagonian, Dhakaiya Kutti, Noakhailla, Rangpuri, Sylheti, Varendri
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]

  Bengali (National language) (98%)
  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.
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