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How to write a CV, application, biodata and report, in Bangla
The rules for writing documents are taught once at school, and then when you really need them in life, for a job CV, a leave application, a marriage biodata, an office report, they are written down nowhere. So most people copy someone else's old file, mistakes included.
Here each post takes one specific document: what its parts are, which format suits whom, what you should not write, and a full sample at the end. There are also the rules for making a presentation, and a fix for the old problem of Bangla text breaking in PDFs.
The CV post is the hub, because that is the first need for the most people. Open whichever of the others you need. Each one is complete by itself.
Every post on this subject
- How to write a CV: the two formats and when to use each (hub): One CV cannot go everywhere. Which format goes where, how to write experience lines so they get read, and when to include a photo.
- How to write an application letter (dorkhasto) in Bangla: six parts and a sample: Whether it is a leave application or an office request, the structure is the same. Six parts, one full sample, and where marks are lost in exams.
- How to write a marriage biodata, and the format, in Bangla: The seven parts of a one-page biodata, what to write in the expectations box, and the details that cause trouble later.
- How to write a report: two different formats, for exams and for the office: An exam-script report and an office report are not the same thing. What order each takes, and why you write the summary last.
- How to make a presentation: slides that do not need reading: A slide is not your notes, it is something for the audience's eyes. How much text, how big, and which slide to make first.
- Why Bangla text breaks in a PDF, and how to keep it right: Why conjuncts break, what keeps them right, and the price of that fix.
Questions and answers
What is the difference between a CV and a biodata?
A CV is for a job: education, work experience and skills, which someone reads to decide whether to call you. In Bangladesh a biodata is mainly for marriage: family, height, profession and expectations. The two have different formats, and if you give one in place of the other, the reader notices on the first line.
How many parts does an application have?
Six: the date, the addressee, the subject, the salutation, the main body and the closing with the applicant's name. If you keep the order and write the subject in one line, even a reader with no time understands what is being asked in the first two lines.
Why do the letters break when I make a PDF with Bangla text?
Most PDF tools place Bangla letters one by one without the joining rules, so conjuncts and vowel signs break even with the font inside the file. The reliable way is to draw the text in the browser first, on a canvas where Bangla is shaped correctly, and place that image in the PDF. The post on Bangla PDFs explains it in full.