Enrich Bangla Online

Bangla is the 7th most widely spoken language in the world, and still Bangla was the 65th language to be added to Google translation service. Hence Google Developer Group Bangla (GDG Bangla) has undertaken an initiative to improve the Bangla translation of Google Translate. Google Translation-a-Thon- the name of the initiative to add Bangla words to Google Translate, will be going on throughout the month of February. This entire project is a result of initiatives from individuals and voluntary work. People from all across the world are enriching Google translate through their own efforts and with their own language. Anyone can help make Google Bangla translate an even better experience.

GDG Bangla is looking for everyone's participation to reach the goal of adding 200,000 words to Google Translate within a month. With the slogan 'Shimana Chariye Bangla (Bangla Beyond Borders), GDG Bangla has started its project of spreading out Bangla throughout the internet.

To add Bangla words, you'll have to go to http://translate.google.com/community. Once you've accessed the site, you'll have to select the language right at the start. Then, you can contribute to the translation services in two key ways: you can either add new words to the 'Translate' segment or you can go to the 'Validate' section and review the translations that are already there and can correct mistakes. To spread out word about the initiative, GDG Bangla is organizing workshops in various educational institutes. Those interested to participate in the project can visit http://goo.gl/WuXLKp to know more.