BD
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Summary
Bangladesh is a country in Asia that is home to 166,303,000 people. It is also home to 36 living indigenous languages. One of these, Bengali, is the official language of the country. In addition, 6 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 5 indigenous languages are used as languages of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Sino-Tibetan (17) Indo-European (10) Austro-Asiatic (7) Dravidian (2)
Language Policy Conventions
Bangladesh has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.