Languages of Bangladesh - wikipedia Languages of Bangladesh Languages of Bangladesh Official languages Bengali National languages Bengali Regional languages Unofficial Chittagonian, Sylheti, Chakma, Rangpuri Minority languages Assamese, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Chakma, Hajong, Tangchangya, Oraon Sadri, Khasi, Koda, Mundari, Pnar, Santali, War - Jaintia, Kurukh, Sauria Paharia, A'Tong, Chak, Chin, Asho, Bawm, Falam, Haka, Khumi, Koch, Garo, Megam, Meitei Manipuri, Mizo, Mru, Pangkhua, Rakhine / Marma, Kok Borok, Riang, Tippera and Usoi Main immigrant languages Bihari Burmese Rohingya Urdu Main foreign languages English, Arabic and Hindustani The official and de facto national language of Bangladesh is Modern Standard Bengali ( Literary Bengali ). It serves as the lingua franca of the nation, with 98 % of Bangladeshis fluent in Bengali ( including dialects ) as their first language. English, having no official status, is prevalent across government, law, business, media and education, and can be regarded as the de facto co-official language of Bangladesh ( see Bangladeshi English ). Hindi is understood by some as a foreign language. The indigenous people of northern and southeastern Bangladesh speak a variety of native languages. Contents 1 Indo -- Aryan languages 2 Non-Indo - Aryan languages 2.1 Austroasiatic languages 2.2 Dravidian languages 2.3 Tibeto - Burman languages 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External links Indo -- Aryan languages The lowlands of Bangladesh form the eastern half of the ethno - linguistic region of Bengal, and the Bengali language is spoken by the majority of the country 's inhabitants. There are also some Eastern Indic language varieties, which are variously classified either as dialects of Bengali or separate but closely related languages. They can be thought of forming a dialect continuum. Bengali - Assamese branch : Assamese : An Eastern Indo -- Aryan language used mainly in the state of Assam. It is the official language of Assam State, India. Bishnupriya Manipuri : An Indo -- Aryan language by the Bishnupriya Manipuri people who live Bengali proper : spoken all over the country. Bishnupriya Manipuri is distinct from the Bengali -- Assamese languages and contains many features and elements of the Tibeto -- Burman languages. Chakma : Spoken in the Chittagong Hill Tract Region. Unrelated to the Tibeto - Burman languages commonly found in the region. Chittagonian : Spoken in the South -- East region of Chittagong, it is often considered to be a dialect of Bengali, but both languages are largely mutually unintelligible. Hajong : Originally a Tibeto - Burman language that has shifted over time to an Indic language. Rohingya : Spoken in Arakan State, Burma, and by refugees from that region, currently living in Bangladesh 's Chittagong Division. It is also often called Arkani by native speakers. Sylheti : Spoken by Sylhetis in the North -- East region of Sylhet. Tangchangya : Tanchangya is an Indo - Aryan language spoken by the Tanchangya people of Bangladesh. It is closely related to Bengali. Oraon Sadri : Also a major language of Jharkhand State, India. Bihari : Spoken primarily by the refugees from Bihar State, India. Non-indo - Aryan languages The indigenous languages of the region are members of the Austroasiatic, Dravidian and Tibeto - Burman families. Most of these languages are spoken in mountainous areas. Austroasiatic languages While the more widely spoken and better - known Austroasiatic languages are spoken in Southeast Asia ( e.g. Khmer and Vietnamese ), smaller languages of that family are spoken by indigenous communities of northern and eastern Bangladesh. Khasi : also a major language of Meghalaya State, India Koda Mundari Pnar Santali War - Jaintia Dravidian languages Two Dravidian languages are spoken by indigenous communities of western Bangladesh. Kurukh Sauria Paharia Tibeto - Burman languages The mountainous areas along the northern and eastern edges of the Indian Subcontinent are inhabited primarily by speakers of Tibeto - Burman languages. Indigenous Tibeto - Burman - speaking communities are found through the northern, eastern, and especially the southeastern parts of Bangladesh. A'Tong Chak Chin languages : Asho Bawm Falam Haka Khumi Koch Garo : also a major language of Meghalaya State, India Megam Meitei Manipuri : also a major language of Manipur State, India Mizo : also a major language of Mizoram State, India Mru Pangkhua Rakhine / Marma : also a major language of Arakan State, Burma Tripuri languages : a major language group of Tripura State, India Kok Borok Riang Tippera Usoi References Jump up ^ Ethnologue. Jump up ^ https://www.scribd.com/doc/53272796/Sucess-of-English-language-in-Bangladesh-rec Jump up ^ http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/169301/Hindi-has-bright-future-in-Bangladesh-Shringla Further reading UNESCO, `` Bangladesh : Some endangered languages ( information from Ethonologue, UNESCO ) '', June 2010. External links Ethnologue report for Bangladesh Bangla language Languages of Bangladesh Official language Bengali Semiofficial language English Indo - European Assamese Bengali Bihari Bishnupriya Chakma Chittagonian Rangpuri Rohingya Sadri Sylheti Hajong Sino - Tibetan Shö A'Tong Bawm Sak Kukish Falam Garo Haka Khumi Koch Kokborok Megam Meitei ( Manipuri ) Mizo Mru Pangkhu Rakhine Marma Riang Tanchangya Tippera Usoi Austroasiatic Khasi Koda Mundari Pnar Santali War - Jaintia Dravidian Kurukh Sauria Paharia Major languages of South Asia Main articles Languages of India list by number of speakers scheduled Languages of Pakistan Languages of Bangladesh Languages of Bhutan Languages of the Maldives Languages of Nepal Languages of Sri Lanka Contemporary languages Austronesian Sri Lankan Creole Malay Dravidian Brahui Jeseri Kannada Malayalam Tamil Telugu Tulu Indo - Aryan Angika Assamese Bhojpuri Bengali Chakma Chittagonian Dhivehi Dogri Gujarati Hindi Hindko Kashmiri Konkani Kumaoni Magahi Mahal Maithili Marathi Nepali Odia Punjabi Sanskrit Saraiki Sindhi Sinhala Sylheti Rajasthani language Urdu Iranian Balochi Pashto Wakhi Isolates Great Andamanese Burushaski Nihali Kusunda Mon -- Khmer Khasi Nicobarese Munda Ho Korku Mundari Santali Sora Ongan Önge Jarawa Tibeto - Burman Ao Bodo Dzongkha Garo Meithei Mizo Nepal Bhasa Sikkimese Tenyidie Tibetan Tripuri European influence English Indian English Pakistani English Sri Lankan English French Portuguese Scripts Historical Indus ( Undeciphered ) Brahmi ( Abugida ) Kharosthi Brahmic Devanagari Bengali Gujarati Gurmukhī Malayalam Kannada Odia Ranjana Sinhala Tamil Telugu European Latin alphabet Arabic Arwi Nastaʿlīq Shahmukhi Arabi Malayalam Language activism Hela Havula Bengali Language Movement Sanskrit revival Pure Tamil movement Nepal Bhasa movement Punjabi Language Movement Urdu movement Languages of Asia Sovereign states Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor ( Timor - Leste ) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen States with limited recognition Abkhazia Artsakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan Dependencies and other territories British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands Hong Kong Macau Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Languages_of_Bangladesh&oldid=830617582 '' Categories : Languages of Bangladesh Hidden categories : EngvarB from March 2017 Use dmy dates from March 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages বাংলা Français বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 15 March 2018, at 22 : 51. 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Question: what is the most common language spoken in bangladesh
Answer: Bengali