The transcription below reflects the Bengali pronunciation, in both the Bengali script and romanization.

There were allegations that the film was plagiarized from a 1967 script, The Alien, by celebrated Indian Bengali director Satyajit Ray.

Along with other Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, Assamese evolved circa 1000 – 1200 AD from the Magadhi Prakrit, which developed from a dialect or group of dialects that were close to, but different from, Vedic and Classical Sanskrit. Its sister languages include Bengali, Chittagonian, Sylheti ( Cilôţi ), Oriya, the Bihari languages. It is written with the Assamese script.

Mahamantra in Bengali script

Vande Mataram ( Bengali script: ; Hindi / Sanskrit: वन ् द े म ा तरम ्; " I bow to thee, Mother ") is a poem from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1882 novel Anandamath.

* Bengali alphabet, the script used to write Bengali, and a variant of Assamese

Most languages are written using a script specific to them, such as Assamese with Assamese / Axomiya, Bengali with Bengali, Punjabi with Gurmukhi, Oriya with Utkal Lipi, Gujarati with Gujarati, etc.

Although the handwritten Oriya script of the time closely resembled the Bengali and Assamese scripts, the one adopted for the printed typesets was significantly different, leaning more towards the Tamil script and Telugu script.

In 1948, there was rising agitation in East Bengal against the omission of Bengali script from coins, stamps and government exams.

Indeed it was formerly written in its own script, Sylheti Nagari, similar in style to Kaithi but with differences, though nowadays it is almost invariably written in Bengali script.

The Sylheti Nagari alphasyllabary differs from the Bengali alphabets as it is a form of Kaithi, a script ( or family of scripts ) which belongs to the main group of North Indian scripts of Bihar.

According to Farber: " By languages I date, I mean no grammar and no script, languages like Bengali.

The Assamese script ( অসম ী য ়া ল ি প ি Ôxômiya Lipi ) is a variant of the Eastern Nagari alphabet also used for Bengali and Bishnupriya Manipuri.

The Assamese / Bengali script belongs to the Brahmic family of scripts and is thought to have a continuous history of development from Nagari script, a precursor of Devanagari.

The present standard is identical to the Bengali script except for three letters.

Similar script with minor differences are used to write Maithili, Bengali, Manipuri and Sylheti language.

Although the anusvara is a consonant in Bengali phonology, it is nevertheless treated in the written system as a diacritic in that it is always directly adjacent to the preceding consonant, even when spacing consonants apart in titles or banners ( e. g. < big > ব াং- ল া- দ ে- শ </ big > bang-la-de-sh, not < big > ব া-ং- ল া- দ ে- শ </ big > ba-ng-la-de-sh for < big > ব াং ল া দ ে শ </ big > Bangladesh ), it is never pronounced with the inherent vowel " ô ", and it cannot take a vowel sign ( instead, the consonant < big > ঙ </ big > ungô is used pre-vocalically ).

It is used in the name of the Bengali language < big > ব াং ল া</ big >.

It has merged in pronunciation with the letter < big > ঙ </ big > ungô in Bengali.

The Taka ( Bengali :< big > ট া ক া</ big >, sign: < big >৳</ big > or Tk, code: BDT ) is the currency of Bangladesh.

Barapasaurus ( ; Bengali: bara meaning ' big ' and pa meaning ' leg '; Greek: sauros meaning ' lizard '; " big-legged lizard ") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur from Early Jurassic rocks of India.

Dating back to 1932, " Tollywood " was the earliest Hollywood-inspired name, referring to the Bengali film industry based in Tollygunge, Calcutta, whose name is reminiscent of " Hollywood " and was the center of the cinema of India at the time .< ref name = Sarkar >

One of the most famous was The Apu Trilogy ( 1955 – 1959 ) from critically acclaimed Bengali film director Satyajit Ray, whose films had a profound influence on world cinema, with directors such as Akira Kurosawa, Martin Scorsese, James Ivory, Abbas Kiarostami, Elia Kazan, François Truffaut, Steven Spielberg ,< ref name = unmaderay >

Local words in India include: Hindi / Marathi स ा ब ु द ा ण ा sābūdānā ( literally, ' grains of sago '), স া ব ু দ া ন া ( Shabudana ) in Bengali, સ ા બ ુ દ ા ણ ા ( Sabudana ) in Gujarati, Urdu sābūdānā ( a variant of the preceding word ), Malayalam kappa or maraccīni, Tamil maravaḷḷiki < u > l </ u > anku, and Kannada sabakki ( ಸ ಾ ಬಕ ್ ಕ ಿ).

* < tt >. ভ া রত </ tt > ( Bengali )

The dates of Durga Puja celebrations are set according to the traditional Hindu calendar and the fortnight corresponding to the festival is called Devi Paksha ( Bengali :< big > দ ে ব ী পক ্ ষ </ big >, ‘ Fortnight of the Goddess ’).

Devi Paksha is preceded by Mahalaya ( Bengali: < big > মহ া লয ়া</ big >), the last day of the previous fortnight Pitri Paksha, ‘ Fortnight of the Forefathers ’), and is ended on Kojagori Lokkhi Puja, ‘ Worship of Goddess Lakshmi on Kojagori Full Moon Night ’).

Likewise, the Tamil word for honeymoon is த ே ன ி லவ ு ( Thaen Nilavu ) meaning Thaen-honey and nilavu-moon, and the Marathi word for honeymoon is मध ु च ं द ् र ( Madhuchandra ) meaning Madhu-honey and chandra-moon, whereas in Bangla ( Bengali ) language, it is referred as মধ ু চন া দর ি ম া ( Modhuchondrima ) meaning Modhu-Honey and chondrima-moon.

Turmeric is commonly called ' Halodhi ' in Assamese, Pasupu in Telugu, Kaha ( කහ ) in Sinhala, Manjal ( மஞ ் சள ் ) in Tamil literally meaning yellow color, Arisina ( ಅರ ಿ ಸ ಿ ಣ ) in Kannada, Haridra ( हर ि द ् र ) in Sanskrit, Haldi ( حلدی ) in Urdu and Haldar or Haldi ( हल ् द ी) in Hindi, Haladi ( ହଳଦ ୀ) in Oriya, ' Halud ( হল ু দ )' in Bengali Besar ( ब ॆ स ा र ) in Nepalese.

In India, pearl sago is called javvarisi ( Tamil ), sabudana ( Hindi ), স া ব ু দ া ন া ( Sabudana ) in Bengali & સ ા બ ુ દ ા ણ ા in Gujarati, sabbakki ( Kannada ) and saggubeeyam ( Telugu ) among other regional and local names and is used in a variety of dishes such as desserts boiled with sweetened milk on occasion of religious fasts.

In Bangladesh also the four-days long Sharadiya Durga Puja ( Bengali: শ া রদ ী য ়া দ ু র ্ গ া প ু জ ো, ‘ autumnal Durga worship ’) is the biggest religious festivals for the Hindus and celebrated across the country with Vijayadashami being a national holiday.

* Subho Diwalir Preeti O Subeccha ( শ ু ভ দ ী প া বল ী র প ্ র ী ত ি ও শ ু ভ ে চ ্ ছ া): Greeting in Bengali

It is called tetul ( ত েঁ ত ু ল ) in Bengali.

In Bengali it is called ' Segun ' ( স ে গ ু ন ).

Amar Gopal Bose ( Bengali: অমর গ ো প া ল বস ু ; born November 2, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ) is an American entrepreneur, electrical engineer and sound engineer.

* Guṛ in Assamese ( গ ু ড ়), Bengali ( গ ু ড ়), Bhojpuri ( ग ु ड ़), Hindi ( ग ु ड ़), Maithili, Punjabi ( ਗ ੁ ੜ ), and Urdu ( گڑ )

Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, KCIE ( Urdu: خواجہ ناظم الدین ; Bengali: খ া জ া ন া জ ি ম ু দ ্ দ ী ন ) ( Khajyäħ Nazim-üddeen ; July 19, 1894-October 22, 1964 ), was one of the notable Bengali Founding Fathers of modern-state of Pakistan, career statesman from East-Pakistan, serving as the second Governor-General of Pakistan from 1948 until the assassination of Prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951.

The garment has numerous other names such as, ଧ ୋ ତ ି Dhotī in Oriya, called ધ ૉ ત િ ય ુ Dhotiyu in Gujarati, চওৰক ী য ় ক া Suriya in Assamese, ধ ু ত ি Dhuti in Bengali, ಢ ೊ ತ ಿ/ ಕಛ ್ ಛ ೆ ಪನ ್ ಛ ೆ Dhoti or Kachche Panche in Kannada ,‌ Dhotar, Angostar, Aad-neschey or Pudve in Konkani, മ ു ണ ് ട ് Mundu in Malayalam, ధ ో త ీ/ ప ం చ ె Dhoti or Pancha in Telugu, ध ो तर Dhotar in Marathi, ਲ ਼ਾ ਛ Laacha in Punjabi and " Mardaani " in cities of UP, Bihar, Terai, வ ே ட ் ட ி vEtti or வ ே ஷ ் ட ி vEshti in Tamil.

The freshly harvested paddy along with the date palm syrup in the form of Khejurer Gur ( Bengali: খ ে জ ু র ে র গ ু ড ়) and Patali ( Bengali: প া ট া ল ি ) is used in the preparation of a variety of traditional Bengali sweets made with rice flour, coconut, milk and ' khejurer gur ' ( palm jaggery ) and known as Pithey ( Bengali: প ি ঠ ে).

The Post Card ( Bengali: প ো স ্ ট ক া র ্ ড ) is the largest circulating Bangla quarterly magazine in Bangladesh Published in 1 April 2012. This Magazine represent the Progressive Class which is Based on Empirical and Dialectical Point of view.

Mirza Muhammad Siraj ud-Daulah (, Bengali: নব া ব স ি র া জদ ৌ ল ্ ল া), more commonly known as Siraj ud-Daulah ( 1733 – July 2, 1757 ), was the last independent Nawab of Bengal.

Sylhet ( Sylheti: ছ ি লট Silôţ, Bengali: স ি ল ে ট Ṣileţ ), is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh.

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ( Urdu :: حسین شہید سہروردی ; Bengali: হ ো স ে ন শহ ী দ স ো হ ্‌ র া ওয ়া র ্ দ ী ; September 8, 1892-December 5, 1963, Beirut ) was a Pakistani left-wing statesman of Bengali origin, and one of the principal Founding Fathers of modern-day Pakistan.

* Makara Sankaranti: (, Sanskrit: मकर स ं क ् र ा न ् त ि, Bengali: মকর স ং ক ্ র া ন ্ ত ি, Assamese: মকৰ স ং ক ্ র া ন ্ ত ি, Malayalam: മകര സ ാ ന ്‍ ക ് ര ാ ന ് ത ി, Tamil: த ை ப ் ப ொ ங ் கல ், Telugu: మకర స ం క ్ ర ాం త ి, Marathi: मकर स ं क ् र ा न ् त ि, Kannada: ಮಕರ ಸ ಂ ಕ ್ ರ ಾಂ ತ ಿ) or Sankranti or Sankranthi marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi ( Capricorn ) on its celestial path.

* Maha Vishuva Sankranti: ( Oriya: ମହ ା ବ ି ଷ ୁ ବ ସଙ ୍ କ ୍ ରମଣ, Sanskrit: मह ा व ि ष ु व स ं क ् रमण, Bengali: মহ া ব ি ষ ু ব স ং ক ্ র া ন ্ ত ি), also known as Mesha Sankranti and Pana Sankranti, is celebrated as the Oriya New Year and is marked as the end of a Bengali year.

Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban, the National Parliament of Bangladesh, ( Bengali: জ া ত ী য ় স ং সদ ভবন Jatio Shôngshod Bhôbon ) is the Jatiyo Sangshad ( National Assembly ) Building of Bangladesh, located in the capital Dhaka.

* Bengali – সর ্ বস ্ বত ্ ব স ং রক ্ ষ ি ত

Sindoor ( Hindi-Urdu: स ि न ् द ू र or سندور, Bengali: স িঁ দ ু র ) is a traditional red or orange-red colored cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by married women along the parting of their hair.

The main characteristic of this Prakrit is the replacement of ś ( শ ) and ṣ ( ষ ) by s ( স ), which is contrary to the Vararuci's rule for Magadhi Prakrit which warrants that ṣ and s are replaced by ś. Linguists claim this apabhramsa gave rise to various eastern Indo-European languages like modern Assamese and felt its presence in the form of Kamrupi and North Bengali.

Bangabandhu Bridge, also called the Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge ( Bengali: যম ু ন া বহ ু ম ু খ ী স ে ত ু Jomuna Bohumukhi Shetu ), is a bridge opened in Bangladesh in June 1998.

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi ( Bengali: দ ে লওয ়া র হ ো স ে ন স া ঈদ ী, Delowar Hossein Saeedi ; born 2 February 1942 ), is a Bangladeshi Islamic orator and politician.

Banalata Sen ( in Bengali script: বনলত া স ে ন ) is a Bengali poem written in 1934 by the poet Jibanananda Das that is one of the most read, recited and discussed poems of Bengali literature.