ɑː ŋ ɡ l ə d ɛ ʃ / or i / 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