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Postage stamps and postal history of Bangladesh Bangladesh first issued its own postage stamps upon gaining independence in 1971. [1] A set of eight stamps, with various motifs including a map of the country, were issued. [2] [3] Shortly after, stamps in eight values were overprinted "Bangladesh Liberated" in both English and Bengali were prepared in the United Kingdom, but only three values ...
Etymology and history The surname "Sheikh" is prevalent in the Bengali Muslim community. It is from the Arabic word "Sheikh" ( Arabic: شيخ shaykh [ʃajx] ), meaning elder, this word is also applied to those who are in a position of respect such as a leader, especially a religious leader or preacher. After the advent of Islam into the subcontinent, then eventually into Bengal, many Sufi ...
Surnames of Bengali language origin. Pages in category "Bengali Muslim surnames" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
First names Many people in Bangladesh and West Bengal have two given names: a "good name" ( Bengali: ভালো নাম, romanized : bhalo nam ), which is used on all legal documents, and a "call name" or "nickname" ( Bengali: ডাক নাম, romanized : dak nam ), which is used by family members and close friends.
Dobhashi ( Bengali: দোভাষী, romanized : Dobhāṣī, lit. 'bilingual') or Dobhashi Bengali is a neologism used to refer to a historical register of the Bengali language which borrowed extensively, in all aspects, from Arabic and Persian. It became the most customary form for composing puthi poetry predominantly using the traditional Bengali alphabet. However, Dobhashi literature ...
Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh is the first Bangladeshi encyclopedia. [1] It is available in print, CD-ROM format and online, [2] in both Bengali and English. [3] The print version comprises fourteen 500-page volumes. The first edition was published in January 2003 in ten volumes by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. [4] with a plan to update it every two years. [5] The ...
It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Laṭīf, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gave rise to the Muslim theophoric names. [1] [2] It means "servant of the All-gentle".
Mohy al-Din ( Arabic: محيي الدین, ALA-LC: Muḥyī al-Dīn) is a male Muslim name composed of the elements Muhyi, meaning "reviver", and ad-Din, meaning "of the faith".