What is .বাংলা?
IANA delegated .বাংলা on October 4, 2016, as part of the effort to let people use domain names entirely in their own script.
A little context on Bangladesh: the capital is Dhaka, the main language is Bengali, the currency is the Bangladeshi taka (BDT) and the international dialing code is +880.
Bangladesh shares land borders with 2 countries, so the ccTLDs next door are .mm (Myanmar) and .in (India).
IANA lists Posts and Telecommunications Division as the manager of .বাংলা, with an address in Bangladesh. The registry's website is http://domainreg.btcl.com.bd. ccTLD managers set their own policies — who can register, which second-level names exist, pricing to registrars — so those rules differ from country to country.
On the technical side, .বাংলা is served by 3 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .বাংলা, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically.
Bangladesh also has another country-code domain in the root zone: .bd.
Same registry, other endings
1 other TLD shares this operator.
.বাংলা FAQ
What country is .বাংলা?
.বাংলা is the country-code top-level domain for Bangladesh, in Southern Asia.
Who owns the .বাংলা domain?
IANA lists Posts and Telecommunications Division as the manager of .বাংলা: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Bangladesh's ccTLD. Individual .বাংলা names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .বাংলা domain from the US?
It depends on Posts and Telecommunications Division's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (http://domainreg.btcl.com.bd) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .বাংলা DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. The root zone has a DS record for .বাংলা, so DNSSEC validation works all the way down from the root.
How is .বাংলা written in the DNS?
As the ASCII "A-label" xn--54b7fta0cc. Browsers convert it back to .বাংলা for display.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed May 29, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
