Bangla is what we native Bangalees call the language. And so that is what it should be known as. Just like Hindi, Urdu, or Tamil. So why not use the word Bangla globally, instead of "Bengali?

“Please join your local #ISKCON temple or center for special prayers and kirtan this Sunday ... devotees and other religious minorities in Bangladesh”, read a post on microblogging site ...

She urges the Bangla-speaking community of Perth, "Bangla is the vibrancy of our lives, which is why the establishment of the Bangla School. If the parents of the students bring their children to ...

The Bangladesh media reports also quoted Benapole ... At Kolkata's Radha Govinda temple on Albert Road, the first prayer and kirtan protest was held between 11am and 1pm; the second prayer meet ...