More information about India is available on the India Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS.
Bengali or Bangla is the language in Bangladesh. The country name Bangladesh actually means âCountry of Banglaâ. Everyone in this country speak Bangla, except some tribal people in the hill-tract area.
A Long Way to Freedom. The people of Bangladesh discovered their identity through the Language Movement in 1952. The struggle to establish their identity and national spirit began soon after 1947, when the British left India dividing it into two countries: India and Pakistan.