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Bangladeshi English is an English accent heavily influenced by the Bengali language and its dialects in Bangladesh. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This variety is very common among Bengalis from Bangladesh . The code-mixed usage of Bengali/Bangla and English is known as Benglish or Banglish .
Due to the British colonization of the country, English is still a widely spoken and commonly understood language in Bangladesh. [7] English is taught as a compulsory subject in all schools, colleges and universities. In addition, there is an English-medium education system in Bangladesh which is widely attended. [8]
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As of 2024, there are 57 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English is an official language. Many administrative divisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Most states where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire.
Standard Bengali based on the Rarhi dialect is the national language of Bangladesh. The majority of Bangladeshis speak an eastern variant of Bengali. [20] Other native languages of Bangladesh include Sylheti, Rangpuri and Chittagonian, while some ethnic minority groups also speak Tibeto-Burman, Dravidian and Austro-Asiatic languages. [20]
Bangladeshi English literature (BEL) refers to the body of literary work written in the English language in Bangladesh and the Bangladeshi diaspora. In academia, it is also now referred to as Bangladeshi Writing in English ( BWE ). [ 1 ]
The term Bangla is a major name for both the Bengal region and the Bengali language. The origins of the term Bangla are unclear, with theories pointing to a Bronze Age proto-Dravidian tribe, [28] and the Iron Age Vanga Kingdom. [29] The earliest known usage of the term is the Nesari plate in 805 AD.
Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh is the first Bangladeshi encyclopedia. [1] It is available in print, CD-ROM format and online, [2] in both Bengali and English. [3] The print version comprises fourteen 500-page volumes. The first edition was published in January 2003 in ten volumes by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.