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Originating in ancient India, Vastu Shastra (Sanskrit: वास्तु शास्त्र, vāstu śāstra – literally "science of architecture" [2]) is a traditional Hindu system of architecture [3] [4] based on ancient texts that describe principles of design, layout, measurements, ground preparation, space arrangement, and spatial geometry. [5]
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[failed verification] Dhaka is the only megacity in Bangladesh according to this definition. [3] Together, Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong account for 48% of the country's urban population. [4] An urban centre with a population of less than 100,000 is defined as a "town". In total, there are 490 such towns in Bangladesh. [3]
Arabic has also influenced the Bengali language greatly, [11] thus it is not uncommon to hear Arabic terminology in Bangladeshi speeches and rallies. One example of this is the 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu , which makes mention of Inshallah ('God-willing') towards the end, in addition to the many Arabic-origin Bengali words used.
Bengali is typically thought to have around 100,000 separate words, of which 16,000 (16%) are considered to be তদ্ভব tôdbhôbô, or Tadbhava (inherited Indo-Aryan vocabulary), 40,000 (40%) are তৎসম tôtśômô or Tatsama (words directly borrowed from Sanskrit), and borrowings from দেশী deśi, or "indigenous" words, which are at around 16,000 (16%) of the Bengali ...
The Bengali Wikipedia now has 163,092 articles on various topics with 1,308 active editors per month. As of January 2019, Bengali Wikipedia is the only online free encyclopedia written in the Bengali language. [29] [30] It is also one of the largest Bengali content related sites on the internet. [31]
Spoken Bengali exhibits far more variation than written Bengali. Formal spoken Bengali, including what is heard in news reports, speeches, announcements, and lectures, is modelled on Choltibhasha. This form of spoken Bengali stands alongside other spoken dialects, or Ancholik Bangla (আঞ্চলিক বাংলা) (i.e. 'regional Bengali').
Shamsuzzaman Khan wrote, "that it is called Bangla san or saal, which are Arabic and Parsee words respectively, suggests that it was introduced by a Muslim king or sultan." [11] In contrast, according to Sen, its traditional name is Bangabda. [1] [25] In the era of the Akbar, the calendar was called as Tarikh-e-Elahi (তারিখ-ই ...