THE HISTORY OF BANGLADESH

[INQILAB_AL_ISLAM]

Originally posted by SHYLETTI-GUNDAH-BYSAB


Etymologically, the word Bangladesh is derived from the cognate "Vanga" which was first mentioned in the Hindu scripture Aitareya Aranyaka (composed between 500 B C and 500 A D). Legend has it that Bengal was first colonized by Prince Vanga, the son of King Bali and Queen Sudeshna of the Lunar dynasty. According to linguists, the roots of the term Vanga may be traced to languages in the adjoining areas. One school of linguists maintain that the word "Vanga" is derived from the Tibetan word "Bans" which implies "wet and moist". According to this interpretation, Bangladesh literally refers to a wetland. Another school is of the opinion that the term "Vangla" is derived from Bodo (aborigines of Assam) words "Bang" and "la" which connote "wide plains."

Your Etymological description of the Word Bangla is completey inaccurate. What sources did you persue to come up with the basic elements that make up this word?, where did you search to find the origin amd tramsmission from one language to other? what resources did you use to identifye this words cognates in other languages?

Dont just make assumptions, specially when you know what the word 'VANGA' means in Bangla.

[saydel]

history of bengal starting from 1000 BC (king ashoka's era)

http://tinyurl.com/8clbj


"For most of its history, the area known as Bangladesh was a political backwater--an observer rather than a participant in the great political and military events of the Indian subcontinent. Historians believe that Bengal, the area comprising present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, was settled in about 1000 B.C. by Dravidian-speaking peoples who were later known as the Bang. Their homeland bore various titles that reflected earlier tribal names, such as Vanga, Banga, Bangala, Bangal, and Bengal. "

[ANDY01]

I AM HOPING TO START TRACING FAMILY HISTORY FOR A FRIEND OF MINE, WHOSE PARENTS WERE ORIGINALLY FROM SYLHET. IS THERE ANYWHERE I CAN REACH OR CONTACT TO START A SEARCH? IS THERE A RECORDS OFFICE I CAN CONTACT?

MANY THANKS

[mashud4]

Andy your best bet is to GO TO SYLHET and ask around!

and hey goonda bai - what goondami do you do? (only out of interest not affliated to any anti-goonda organisations...!!)