[9] Bengali is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, [10][11][12] with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. [13][14] It is the second-most widely spoken language in India. It is the official language of the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam.

Bengalis (Bengali: বাঙ্গালী, বাঙালি [baŋgali, baŋali] ⓘ), also rendered as endonym Bangalee, [56][57] are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia.

Feb 27, 2025 · Bengali people are the majority population of Bengal, the region of northeastern South Asia that generally corresponds to the country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. The Bengalis speak dialects of Bangla, as they call the Bengali language.

Following the Sylhet referendum and votes by the Bengal Legislative Council and Bengal Legislative Assembly, the region was again divided along religious lines in 1947. Bengali culture, particularly its literature, music, art and cinema, are well known in South Asia and beyond.

Mar 29, 2025 · Bengali language, member of the Indo-Aryan group of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken by more than 210 million people as a first or second language, with some 100 million Bengali speakers in Bangladesh; about 85 million in India, primarily in the states of

May 21, 2019 · Bengali people, also known as Bangalees, Bangalis or Bengalis, are the world’s third-biggest ethnic community right after the Arabs and the Han Chinese. They are an ethnic group of people native to the Bengal area in southern parts of Asia who speak Bangla.

LEARN how to speak basic and everyday Bengali phrases: 1. Hello - হ্যালো / নমস্কার (Hyalo / Nomoshkar); 2. How are you? - আপনি কেমন আছেন? (Apani Kemana achena?); 3. Good morning - সুপ্রভাত (Suprabhata); 4. See you later - …

1 day ago · 2 of 17 | Hindu devotees carry a basket with idols of deities of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god, and goddess of wealth Lakshmi to perform rituals on the occasion of Bengali New Year’s day in which traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year after offering prayers to Hindu deities Kali, Lakshmi and Ganesha to bring them prosperity, in …

1 day ago · Bengali New Year 2025: The day is celebrated with joy, cultural pride and enthusiasm by Bengalis worldwide.

1 day ago · Bengali New Year celebration: Pohela Boishakh is literally the first day (pohela) of Boishakh, the first month in the traditional Bengali calendar.