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  2. Dhakaiya Urdu - Wikipedia

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    Dhakaiya Urdu, sometimes unofficially referred to as Sobbasi Language or Khosbasi Language, 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.

  3. Languages of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The mountainous areas along the northern and eastern edges of the Indian Subcontinent are inhabited primarily by speakers of Tibeto-Burman languages. Indigenous Tibeto-Burman-speaking communities are found through the northern, eastern, and especially the southeastern parts of Bangladesh, primarily the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

  4. Category:Urdu-speaking Bangladeshi - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Urdu-speaking Bangladeshi" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh; Y. Moniruddin Yusuf

  5. Dhakaiyas - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Urdu-speaking people - Wikipedia

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    Although the majority of Urdu-speakers reside in Pakistan (including 30 million native speakers, [5] and up to 94 million second-language speakers), [10] where Urdu is the national and official language, most speakers who use Urdu as their native tongue live in northern India, where it is one of 22 official languages. [112]

  7. List of multilingual countries and regions - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh: Standard Bengali is the official and most widely spoken language. However, there are many local languages (some of which are considered Bengali dialects) spoken in different regions of Bangladesh, as well as minority languages like Chakma and Urdu. Speakers of these languages are often bilingual in their local language and Standard ...

  8. Ahmed Ilias - Wikipedia

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    Ilias covered their plight as a reporter. In 1971, as the Liberation War led to the creation of an independent Bangladesh, Urdu speakers such as Ilias lost their rights and their livelihoods. Although representing a marginalized, even vilified, language, Ilias gained recognition as a writer of Urdu poetry. His work has been translated into Bengali.

  9. Santahar - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] There were the usual clashes between the Bengali and Urdu speakers in the town and it is estimated that 20,000 – 50,000 Urdu speakers had lived in Santahar at its peak. Santahar also witnessed the Santahar Massacre, a massacre of non-Bengali speaking residents in the area by Mukti Bahini, during Bangladesh's liberation war. [5] [6]