What does Bangladesh mean?
• BANGLADESH (noun) The noun BANGLADESH has 1 sense: 1. a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971. In local language, Bangladesh means Land of the Bengalis (Bangla = Bengali, desh = land, country). Familiarity information: BANGLADESH used as a noun is very rare.