Bangladesh (/ ˌ b æ ŋ ɡ l ə ˈ d ɛ ʃ, ˌ b ɑː ŋ-/; Bengali: বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh [ˈbaŋladeʃ] , lit. “The country of Bengal”), officially the People’s Republic of Bangladesh ( গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh ), is a sovereign country in South Asia .