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UNICODE Compliant
National Keyboard (Bengali)
Users Guide

June - 2006

Bangladesh Computer Council

Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology
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2.1 ¯^ieY© (Vowels)............................................................................ 6
2.2 e¨ÄbeY© (Consonants).....................................................................6
2.3 weivg wPý (Diacritics)............................................................................ 7
2.4 we‡kl wPý (Special Characters) ......................................................... 7
3. RvZxq Kx-†evW© (evsjv) ewnwe©b¨vm (4 ¯—i wewkó) ......................................... 8 - 11
4. Kw¤úDUv‡i RvZxq Kx-†evW© (evsjv) Installation. ................................................... 12
4.1 Windows 2000 & Windows XP Operating System-G RvZxq Kx-†evW© (evsjv) Installation
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4.1.1 Windows 2000 Operating System-G East Asian Language Support ....... 14
4.1.2 Windows XP Operating System –G East Asain Language Support...............14
4.2 Linux Operating System-G RvZxq Kx-†evW© (evsjv) Installation c×wZ ................ 15
5. Bengali Fonts / Documents Converter Installation ................................................... 24
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6.2 e¨ÄbeY© (Consonants) ............................................................. 26
6.3 weivg wPý (Diacritics) ............................................................. 27
6.4 we‡kl wPý (Special Characters) .................................................. 28
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1. Windows 2000 & Windows XP Operating System-G RvZxq Kx-†evW©© (evsjv)

Installation c×wZ:
• Load the installation CD in the CD / DVD drive
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RvZxq Kx-†evW© (evsjv) Activate Ki‡Z Operating System-G East Asian Language Support
cÖ‡qvRb| GRb¨ wb‡gœv³ c×wZ AbymiY Ki‡Z n‡e|
a) Windows 2000 Operating System-Gi †¶‡Ît
" Start  Settings  Control Panel Regional Options  Languages
" Select Indic from the list as shown in the figure below

" Press Apply Button and then press OK.

b) Windows XP Operating System-Gi †¶‡Ît
" Start  Settings  Control Panel  Regional and Language Options 
Languages

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Button and then press OK.
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2. Linux Operating System-G RvZxq Kx-†evW© (evsjv) Installation c×wZ:

In order to use Jatiyo keyboard in Linux, the setup has to be completed in 3 steps as
follows:

Step 1: Prerequisites of Installation

Step 2: Installation of Fonts
Step 3: Installation of Jatiyo keyboard

Prerequisite: Jatiyo Key-board on Linux based system depends on Smart Common Input
Method (SCIM) for proper functioning. That is, if SCIM is not installed, Jatiyo Key-board on
Linux will not work. So, you must first install SCIM and only then you will be able to install
Jatiyo Key-board and write Bangla on Linux based platform. A brief description on SCIM is
given below for your proper understanding and running of the system.

‰
‰
‰ SCIM (Smart Common Input Method: Smart Common Input Method (SCIM) platform
provides a user friendly, full featured input method user interface for POSIX-style
operating systems (including Linux, FreeBSD and other UNIX). Using SCIM a user can
type in multiple languages on a supported operating system. In JatiyoKeyboard, SCIM
is used for its ability to interface with many different applications for multi lingual typing.
The JatiyoKeyboard provides the Bangla language keyboard information and SCIM
feeds those input character to various application.

‰
‰
‰ You can get more detail information on their official website http://www.scim-im.org/

‰
‰
‰ m17n: m17n stands for Multilingualization. The m17n project provides an interface for
JatiyoKeyboard to interact with SCIM. So, JatiyoKeyboard interacts with SCIM by using
m17n as medium.

‰
‰
‰ To know more details about m17n, you can visit their official website at
http://www.m17n.org/
Step-1: Prerequisites of Installation
For Fedora Core:
Please follow any of the options below to install prerequisites for Fedora Core

a) Using yum: Installing yum is the most easy way to install yum. The following command on
bash shell will install all the prerequisites for Jatiyo Keyboard on a Fedora Core 5 system.

bash$ su -c 'yum groupinstall bengali-support'

b) Using Fedora Extra CDs: If you have fedora extra CDs, please insert the CDs and install
the following RPM (Replace x with your version number) from there:

scim-x.x.x-x.fcx.i386.rpm
scim-m17n-x.x.x-x.fcx.i386.rpm
m17n-db-x.x.x-x.fcx.noarch.rpm
m17n-lib-x.x.x-x.fcx.i386.rpm
scim-qtimm-x.x.x-x.x.fcx.i386.rpm

c) Installing from Internet: You can download the following RPMs from internet from official
Fedora Core site (From their “extras” directory of distribution) or from other third party site.
Then just install them by double clicking on the RPMs.

d) Using Source Code: Please follow the steps given below:

"Download the following source code from official website:

http://www.scim-im.org/downloads
• scim-x.y.z.tar.gz
• scim-m17n-x.y.z.tar.gz
• scim-qtimm-x.y.z.tar.bz2
"Download the following files from m17n official website:
http://m17n.org/m17n-lib/download.html
• m17n-lib-x.y.z.tar.gz
• m17n-db-x.y.z.tar.gz
"Unzip the files as given below:
• Unzip scim-x.y.z.tar.gz to scim-x.y.z folder
• Unzip scim-m17n-x.y.z.tar.gz to scim-m17n-x.y.z folder
• Unzip scim-qtimm-x.y.z.tar.bz2 to scim-qtimm-x.y.z folder
• Unzip m17n-lib-x.y.z.tar.gz to m17n-lib-x.y.z folder
• Unzip m17n-db-x.y.z.tar.gz to m17n-db-x.y.z folder
 "Install the files as specified below:
# cd scim-x.y.z
# ./configure
# make
# make install

# cd m17n-lib-x.y.z
# ./configure
# make
# make install

# cd m17n-db-x.y.z
# ./configure
# make
# make install

# cd scim-m17n-x.y.z
# ./configure
# make
# make install

#cd scim-qtimm-x.y.z
#./configure
# make
# make install

For Debian Sarge:

Please follow any of the options below to install prerequisites for Debian Sarge

a) Using 14 CD pack: If you have the full 14 CDs on Debian Sarge, installing the prerequisites
requires very little effort. Just follow the steps below:

"Scan the CDs by running the following commands:

# apt-cdrom add

"Now install by running the following commands

# apt-get install scim
# apt-get install scim-m17n scim-gtk2-immodule

(Answer Y to the question)

b) Using Source Code: Installing from source code is completely identical to the
Installation from Source Code in Fedora Core. The same steps is repeated below for
your convenience

"Download the following source code from official website:

http://www.scim-im.org/downloads
• scim-x.y.z.tar.gz
• scim-m17n-x.y.z.tar.gz
• scim-qtimm-x.y.z.tar.bz2

"Download the following files from m17n official website:

http://m17n.org/m17n-lib/download.html

• m17n-lib-x.y.z.tar.gz
• m17n-db-x.y.z.tar.gz

"Unzip the files as given below:

• Unzip scim-x.y.z.tar.gz to scim-x.y.z folder
• Unzip scim-m17n-x.y.z.tar.gz to scim-m17n-x.y.z folder
• Unzip scim-qtimm-x.y.z.tar.bz2 to scim-qtimm-x.y.z folder
• Unzip m17n-lib-x.y.z.tar.gz to m17n-lib-x.y.z folder
• Unzip m17n-db-x.y.z.tar.gz to m17n-db-x.y.z folder

"Install the files as specified below:

# cd scim-x.y.z
# ./configure
# make
# make install
# cd m17n-lib-x.y.z
# ./configure
# make
# make install
# cd m17n-db-x.y.z
# ./configure
# make
# make install
# cd scim-m17n-x.y.z
# ./configure
 # make
# make install
#cd scim-qtimm-x.y.z
#./configure
# make
# make install
c) From internet (Using apt): If you do not have 14 CDs pack for Debian Sarge, apt
can install from internet directly. The following command on a Debian Sarge system
with an active internet connection will look all the necessary prerequisite packages and
install them automatically.
#apt-get update
# apt-get install scim
# apt-get install scim-m17n scim-gtk2-immodule
(Answer Y to the question)
Step-2: Installation of Fonts:
The following section is a customized version of “Bangla in GNU/Linux HOWTO”, which can be
found at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bangla-HOWTO/usersguide.html#fonts
For Fedora Core:
Please follow any of the steps below to install fonts on Fedora Core

"Create a new directory where you want to install JatiyoLipi fonts. For the rest of this
document, we will assume we are installing the fonts in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bengali/

"Copy the jatiyo.ttf, jatiyoB.ttf and jatiyoI.ttf files to this directory, and execute the
following commands:
bash$cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bengali
bash$ttmkfdir
bash$mkfontdir
bash$chkfontpath -q -a /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Bengali

"Add the newly created directory to fontconfig configuration. Usually this

configuration file is /etc/fonts/fonts.conf. Open this file with you choice of text editor and
look for the part that looks somewhat like shown below

<dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1</dir>
<dir>/usr/share/fonts</dir>
<dir>~/.fonts</dir>
 "Add the line
<dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bengali</dir>

"so that now it looks something like this:

<dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1</dir>
<dir>/usr/share/fonts</dir>
<dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bengali</dir>
<dir>~/.fonts</dir>
"Save the file
"Execute the following commands
bash$fc-cache

For Debian Sarge:

Please follow any of the steps below to install fonts on Debian Sarge
"Create a new directory where you want to install JatiyoLipi fonts. For the rest of
this document, we will assume we are installing the fonts in
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bengali/

"Copy the jatiyo.ttf, jatiyoB.ttf and jatiyoI.ttf files to this directory, and execute the
following commands:

bash$cd /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bengali
bash$mkfontdir

"Add the newly created directory to fontconfig configuration. Usually this

configuration file is /etc/fonts/fonts.conf. Open this file with you choice of text editor
and look for the part that looks somewhat like shown below

<dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1</dir>
<dir>/usr/share/fonts</dir>
<dir>~/.fonts</dir>

"Add the line

 <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bengali</dir>

"so that now it looks something like this:

<dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1</dir>
<dir>/usr/share/fonts</dir>
<dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/bengali</dir>
<dir>~/.fonts</dir>
"Save the file
"Execute the following commands
bash$fc-cache

Step-3: Installation of JatiyoKeyboard (Applicable to both Fedora Core and

Debian Sarge):
"Copy the bn-National.mim file from installation CD-ROM to your
/usr/local/share/m17n directory (Note: on some system, this can be located to
/usr/share/m17n)

"Open the /usr/share/m17n/mdb.dir (Or /usr/local/share/m17n/mdb.dir based

on your system) file in any editor and add the following line in the input section:
(input-method bn national "bn-National.mim")

Typing with JatiyoKeyboard

For Typing in gedit:

"Open the bash shell

"Type the following
bash$scim –d
" You desktop should look something like the image given below (Note: based on
your system, the image may be different). If clicked on this icon, a drop down menu
will show up (as shown in the picture below:

"Configure gtk2 IM submenu: If you are running a Fedora version lower than 5
(FC5) or Debian Sarge, you do not need to do this step.

Enable gtk2 IM submenu on the command line with the following command;
the \ is for printing purposes and this should appear all on one line:

gconftool-2 --type bool --set \

'/desktop/gnome/interface/show_input_method_menu' true

'/desktop/gnome/interface/show_input_method_menu' true

"Now run gedit. Right click on the writing area and select Smart Common Input
Method (SCIM) as the chosen input method. Then click on the scim icon on the top
of the screen, a pull down menu will be shown (as shown in the picture below), select
Bengali from there
 "Now select M17n-bn-National

"Now you can type Bengali

For Typing in Openoffice:

"Open the bash shell

"Type the following commands in the shell

#GTK_IM_MODULE=scim; export GTK_IM_MODULE

#XIM_PROGRAM=”scim –d”; export XIM_PROGRAM
#export XMODIFIERS=@im=SCIM
#oowriter
"The last command will launch Openoffice writer

"Now select M17n-bn-National in scim (Same as in gedit)

"You can now type Bengali in Openoffice

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B &w gd
B B AltGr d
C &x gD
C C AltGr D
D & y gs
D D AltGr s
E & ~ gS
E E AltGr S
F & „ ga
F F AltGr a
G &‡ gc
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H &‰ gC
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I I AltGr x
I &I gx
J J AltGr X
v v h
w w d
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K K j
L L J
M M o
N N O
O O q
P P y
Q Q Y
R R u
S S U
T T I
U U t
V V T
W W e
X X E
Y Y B
Z Z k
_ _ K
` ` l
a a L
b b b
c c r
d d R
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g g m
h h w
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j j V
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q q W
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s s Q
t t Z
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ª ª AltGr v
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" " "
' ' '
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. . .
: : :
; ; ;
? ? ?
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Ò Ò Ò
” ” ”
Ô Ô Ô
Õ Õ Õ
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1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5 5
6 6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8
9 9 9
0 0 0
GK Avbv AltGr 1
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\ \ \
< < <
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@ @ @
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° K & K jgj
³« K & Z ª j g k AltGr v
Kè K & b jgb
K¡ K & e jgf
´ K & g jgm
K¨ K ¨ j AltGr w
µ K ª j AltGr v
µz K ª y j AltGr v s
K¬ K & j jgV
¶ K & l AltGr j
· K & m jgn
³ K & Z jgk
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M„ M „ oa
¸ M y os
º M & ‘ ogl
» M & a ogL
Mœ M & b ogb
M¥ M & g ogm
M¨ M ¨ o AltGr w
MÖ M ª o AltGr v
M− M & j ogV
MÖ“ M ª y o AltGr v s
N„ N „ Oa
Nœ N & b Ogb
NÖ N ª O AltGr v
¼ O & K qgj
•L O & L qgJ
½ O & M qgo
•N O & N qgO
•g O & g qgm
¼« O & K ª q g j AltGr v
•NÖ O & N ª q g O AltGr v
•¶ O & K & l q g AltGr j
P¨ P ¨ y AltGr w
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Rª R ª u AltGr v
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à T & Q IgY
Ä T & R Igu
Å T & S IgU
Æ U & U tgt
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U¨ U ¨ t AltGr w
Uª U ª t AltGr v
ƪ U&U ª t g t AltGr v
V¨ V ¨ T AltGr w
Ç W & W ege
Wª W ª e AltGr v
W¨ W ¨ e AltGr w
X¨ X ¨ E AltGr w
È Y & U Bgt
É Y & V BgT
Û Y & W Bge
Yœ Y & b Bgb
Y^ Y & e Bgf
Y¨ Y ¨ B AltGr w
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Zz Z y ks
Z… Z „ ka
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Z¨ Z ¨ k AltGr w
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Î Z ª k AltGr v
Γ Z ª y k AltGr v s
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`„ `„ la
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˜N ` & N lgO
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× ` & a lgL
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b¨ b¨ b AltGr w
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cÖ c ª r AltGr v
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f¨ f¨ F AltGr w
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å“ f ª y F AltGr v s
åƒ f ª ~ F AltGr v S
f− f & j FgV
æ g & b mgb
g„ g „ ma
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¤ú g & c mgr
ç g & d mgR
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¤¢ g & f mgF
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g¨ g ¨ m AltGr w
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h¨ h¨ w AltGr w
i“ i y vs
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jy j y Vs
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î j & d VgR
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j¨ j ¨ V AltGr w
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k„ k „ Ma
ky k y Ms
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kœ k & b Mgb
k¦ k & e Mgf
k¥ k & g Mgm
k¨ k ¨ M AltGr w
kÖ“ k ª y M AltGr v s
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®‹ l & K Ngj
ó l & U Ngt
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®Œ l & K ª N g j AltGr v
óª l & U ª N g t AltGr v
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m„ m „ na
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mª m ª n AltGr v
¯‹ m & K ngj
ö m & L ngJ
¯— m & Z ngk
¯’ m & _ ngK
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¯§ m & g ngm
¯Œz m&K ª y n g j AltGr v s
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ny n y is
n~ n ~ iS
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n&e n & e igf
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n¨ n ¨ i AltGr w
n« n ª i AltGr v
n¬ n &j igV
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