CTAN update: LaTeXbangla
Date: October 25, 2026 2:55:03 PM CET
Adib Hasan submitted an update to the
LaTeXbangla
package.
Version: 2.0
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Enhanced LaTeX integration for Bangla
Announcement text:
## 2.0 - Add Assamese language support with `language=assamese`, translated examples, and a complete Assamese manual. - Add LuaLaTeX support. - Support for 18 Bangla fonts. Refine boldness, size, and word spacing across supported fonts. - Preserve locally selected English fonts, including nested font and style changes. - Keep font styles and sizing consistent across engines, including bold and italic.
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/language/bengali/latexbangla More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/latexbangla
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun 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 .
## 2.0 - Add Assamese language support with `language=assamese`, translated examples, and a complete Assamese manual. - Add LuaLaTeX support. - Support for 18 Bangla fonts. Refine boldness, size, and word spacing across supported fonts. - Preserve locally selected English fonts, including nested font and style changes. - Keep font styles and sizing consistent across engines, including bold and italic.
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/language/bengali/latexbangla More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/latexbangla
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun 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 |