There is a thousand years of history behind naming this country Bangladesh. Historians analyze how this country was named Bangladesh by dividing it into several periods of history.
Talking to BBC Bangla, Dhaka University Professor of History. Syed Anwar Hossain also gave the original explanation of the word "Bangladesh".
Where the word "Bangla" originates from the Sanskrit word "Banga". It is known from history that the Aryans used to call this region "Banga".
However, Muslims living in Bengal add the Persian suffix "al" to the word "Bengal". The name stands for "Bangal" or "Bangalah".
"Al" means the division of land or the construction of a dam on a river.
Quoting historian Abul Fazl, Syed Anwar Hossain said, "During the Muslim rule, especially during the Sultanate period from 1336 to 158 and after the Mughals occupied Bengal in 158, the region came to be known as Bangal or Bangalah."
But Bengali, Bangal or Desh - these three words come from Persian language. None is a Bengali word.
Then at different times different kings gave different names to this Bengal during their occupation.
The last independent Nawab Sirajuddaula also named "Banga" after several presidencies like Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Assam.
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