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This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (October 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Part of a series on the Culture of Bangladesh History Timeline Outline Topics: Bengal Aviation Literature Military Maritime Postal Rulers Cyclones Years ...
Dhakaiya Urdu, sometimes referred to as Sobbasi Language [citation needed] or Khosbasi Language, [citation needed] is a Bengalinized dialect of Urdu that is native to Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is being spoken by the Sobbas or Khosbas community, Nawab Family and some other communities such as the Shia community of Old Dhaka.
Hakim Habibur Rahman was the writer of the celebrated Urdu book Dhaka, Panchas Baras Pahle - a detailed history of Old Dhaka and its people, culture and traditions. Two dialects of Bengali and Urdu emerged in Old Dhaka during the Mughal period due to the interactions between the Urdu and Bengali speakers.
Archaeological excavations in Bangladesh revealed evidences of the Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW or NBP) culture of the Indian Subcontinent (c. 700–200 BC), which was an Iron Age culture developed beginning around 700 BC and peaked from c. 500–300 BC, coinciding with the emergence of 16 great states or mahajanapadas in Northern India ...
The most prominent Bengali dialects of this region are Urban East Bengali Colloquial dialect [58] and Dhakaiya Kutti, spoken by the local Bengalis of Old Dhaka in Bangladesh. Dhakaiya Urdu, a dialect of Urdu, mainly spoken by Khusbas community and the members of Nawab Family of Dhaka. The Bihari refugees of Old Dhaka also speak a colloquial ...
Governor-General of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah declares in a civic reception that "Urdu, and only Urdu" will remain as the state language. [10] [failed verification] 24 March: Jinnah reasserts his 'Urdu-only' policy in a speech at Curzon Hall at the University of Dhaka. 28 March: Jinnah reiterates his language policy on radio. 1949: 23 June
The Urdu-speaking community is also present in other parts of the subcontinent with a historical Muslim presence, such as the Deccanis, the Biharis [16] and Dhakaiyas (who speak Dhakaiya Urdu) in Bangladesh, [113] the Urdu-speaking members of the Madheshi community in Nepal, [114] some Muslims in Sri Lanka [115] and a section of Burmese Indians ...
Cultural history of Bangladesh (5 C, 6 P) I. Bangladeshi international schools (1 C, 3 P) L. Languages of Bangladesh (8 C, 54 P) M. ... Bangladeshi traditions (2 C) W.