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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.
It is the official language of the state of West Bengal and a co-official language in the states of Jharkhand, Tripura, as well as the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In addition to Bangladesh and India, Bengali is spoken in Nepal, Pakistan, the Middle East, Europe, the U.S., and Canada.