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Category:	Cultures and Community
Created:	Feb 4, 2007
Type:	Public
Members:	1736
Owner:	Amethyst Only
Language:	Other
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Hi5 has included thirty-four languages, but left Bangla, the fifth most spoken language in the world! I have submitted a request to add Bangla, but they ignored the matter saying they will "consider" it once the "feature is available." This cannot be an excuse. Therefore, I'm creating this group to gather all Bangla speakers here, so that together we can get their attention and pay the respect that our Mother Tongue truly deserves! Please JOIN and pass along the message! Invite your friends! Non-Bangla speakers are also welcome!

Doesn't it bother all you Bengalis here when you have to tick mark "other" in the language section? I'm sure it does! It's surprising as well as disappointing that Bangla, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, is missing here!

With more than 200 million native speakers, Bangla is the fifth most widely spoken language in the world (after Mandarin, Spanish, English and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu). It is also the fourth most spoken language in terms of native speakers. Bangla is the second most commonly spoken language in India (after Hindi). Bengali is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.

The country, Bangladesh, is named after its national language Bangla. And no other country sacrificed blood to legislate their language as the national language but Bangladesh, what was then East Pakistan in 1952.
UNESCO has declared that tragic day, 21 February, as International Mother Language Day.

It is the official language of the state of West Bengal and the co-official language of the state of Tripura and union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Bengali speakers make the majority in Neil Islands and Havelock Island. It was made an official language of Sierra Leone in order to honor the Bangladeshi peacekeeping force from the United Nations stationed there. It is also the co-official language of Assam, which has three predominantly Sylheti-speaking districts of southern Assam: Silchar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi.

The national anthems of both India and Bangladesh were written in Bangla.

Dear hi5,

Please add Bangla in your language list so that thousands of your members can proudly state their identity.

Thank you!

Please Click Here to learn more about Bangla

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Hi5's response

Hello,

Thanks for your suggestions! We love hearing from our members how we can make hi5 even better - our members know best! Currently, this feature is not available on hi5, but we will definitely consider adding it.

Let us know if you have any other ideas, questions or comments.

We hope that you continue to enjoy hi5!

Sincerely,

Eric - hi5 Support

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Hello Eric,

Thanks for your response. We are already aware of the fact that the "feature" is not available, and therefore, we have petitioned to rush the process. The absence of Bangla in the language list is very disappointing for us, the Bengalis, especially when it is one of the major languages in the world! It will definitely make thousands of your members feel more welcome and comfortable if you kindly add their language as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Add Bangla in hi5 Group