Zia Haider Rahman Quotes
In Bilaath, I Said. Bilaath, Or Vilayet As It Has Otherwise Been Transcribed Into English, Derives From Persian And Ottoman Turkish, In Which The Word Meant Governorate Or District. In Bengali, The Word Is Used To Refer To Britain. In Fact, One English Colloquial Name For Britain, Blighty, Somewhat Archaic These Days And Mainly Reserved For Comedy, Is Derived From The Word Bilaath, Which Was Current In India In The Time Of The British Raj.
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