A New Approach in Computer Representation of Bangla Words and Bangla Sorting Algorithm

Development of Bangla based computer application is relatively complex due to the complexities of Bangla character set (for example computer representation of composite letters). This paper focuses on a new technique on internal representation of Bangla words in computer system along with a Bangla word sorting algorithm using that representation. Here, we propose a special technique which converts a Bangla word into a unique real number. Now, if the numbers corresponding to a given set of Bangla words are sorted using any of the familiar sorting algorithms then we get the sorted order of the words in that set which is simply the sorted order of the numbers that represents words. Our algorithm compares real numbers rather than characters to sort the words and thus decreases the difficulties of character comparing which exists in many of the current Bangla sorting algorithm.