Bengali/Alphasyllabry

The Bangla alphabet contains:
 * Vowels: অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ
 * Consonants: ক, খ, গ, ঘ, ঙ; চ, ছ, জ, ঝ, ঞ; ট, ঠ, ড, ঢ, ণ; ত, থ, দ, ধ, ন; প, ফ, ব, ভ, ম; য, র, ল, শ, ষ, স, হ; ড়, ঢ়, য়
 * Other: ঁঁ, ং, ঃ

Consonants
Bangla consonants do not have special names. They are known by the sound they represent followed by the vowel অ [ɔ]. For example: ক is pronounced [kɔ], গ is pronounced [gɔ], etc.

This অ is present in every consonant unless it is replaced by a different vowel. Hence, this অ present in every consonant is called the inherent vowel.

The Bengali script is arranged in a logical sequence. Characters of similar sounds are grouped together.