Bangladesh is on the Indian subcontinent.
Bangladesh ( [ bæŋɡləˈdɛʃ ] [ ˌbɑːŋɡləˈdɛʃ ] [ : bn : বাংলাদেশ , বাংলাদেশ ] , [ ˈbaŋlad̪eʃ ] , lit . `` The country of Bengal '' ) , officially the People 's Republic of Bangladesh , is a country in South Asia .