Languages of the country

Bangladesh

Official language: Bangla. Population (CLDR): 169 million.

Map of regions

We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.

Languages and their status

Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.

LanguageStatusShare
Bangla বাংলা Official 98%
English Widely used 18%
Central-Eastern Kamta Minority 6.5%
Sylheti Minority 5%
Rohingya Minority 0.5%
Burmese မြန်မာ Minority 0.2%
Manipuri মৈতৈলোন্ Minority <0.1%

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