CTAN update: LaTeXbangla
Date: October 27, 2026 12:25:22 PM CET
Adib Hasan submitted an update to the
LaTeXbangla
package.
Version: 2.1
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Writing Bangla and Assamese with ordinary LaTeX
Announcement text:
- Bangla and Assamese bibliography support with `biblatex` / `biber` and localized `natbib` styles. - Translate standard `cleveref` reference names and connecting words automatically. - Add Mina, AdorshoLipi, BenSen, BenSenHandwriting, Atma, Alkatra, and Shonar Bangla, with tuned font defaults. This brings the total number of supported fonts to 25. - Support updated TeX Live 2024 and later. (was 2026 or later in v2.0) - Keep combining Latin accents in the English font, fixing names such as Erdős with Kalpurush.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/latexbangla The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/language/bengali/latexbangla/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
- Bangla and Assamese bibliography support with `biblatex` / `biber` and localized `natbib` styles. - Translate standard `cleveref` reference names and connecting words automatically. - Add Mina, AdorshoLipi, BenSen, BenSenHandwriting, Atma, Alkatra, and Shonar Bangla, with tuned font defaults. This brings the total number of supported fonts to 25. - Support updated TeX Live 2024 and later. (was 2026 or later in v2.0) - Keep combining Latin accents in the English font, fixing names such as Erdős with Kalpurush.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/latexbangla The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/language/bengali/latexbangla/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
LaTeXbangla – Writing Bangla and Assamese with ordinary LaTeX
LaTeXbangla makes it possible to write Bangla and Assamese documents with minimal setup and familiar LaTeX commands. Choose a Bangla font and write either language alongside English, with automatic font switching that preserves your chosen English fonts. Features:
- Automatic font switching, with bold and italic fallbacks when needed.
- Bangla and Assamese counter numbering, alphabetic list labels, and localized document headings.
- Integration with references, hyperlinks, and citations.
- Bangla and Assamese text inside equations using \text{...}, and native digits directly in mathematics, including unbraced superscripts and subscripts.
- Tested support for 25 font families.
- Independent English and math font choices.
The package supports XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX and builds on fontspec and Polyglossia.
| Package | LaTeXbangla |
| Version | 2.1 |
| Copyright | 2016, 2026 Adib Hasan |
| Maintainer | Adib Hasan |