/ b æ ŋ ɡ l ə ˈ d ɛ ʃ / (Anglicized pronunciation); Bengali : বাংলাদেশ ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( Bengali : গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh ) is a sovereign state located in South Asia . It is bordered by India and Burma and by the