Bangla subtitle(connected letter) problem in VLC and gnome-mplayer

Question

I am trying to run a srt file written in unicode Bangla. I have changed the encoding settings to UTF-8 and select a Bangla unicode font in VLC subtitle settings.
I can see normal letter but not connected letters (i.e ক + ে = কে). Same thing is happening in gnome-mplayer.
Is any media player can render complex Bangla unicode in screen?
screenshot of latest VLC player

Note: I already installed Bangla Language/support package.

Fazle Rabbi · Answer

Go to preference in VLC. Head over to Subtitles/OSD option. Set the font as Lohit Bengali(Like this).
VLC have some issue with .srt format try using .ass subtitle file. You can rename a .srt to .ass as well, or You can try mpv player

To install:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mc3man/mpv-tests
sudo apt update && sudo apt install mpv

To uninstall:

sudo apt remove mpv && sudo apt autoremove

Sadequr Rahman Oronno BAU · Answer

you can use smplayer to solve bangla subtitle problem in ubuntu and other linux operating systems

install smplayer and set it as a default player   
click right button of your mouse and go to smplayer's preferences   
Encoding: select UTF-8
check Try to autodetect for this language and select Bengali(bn)
Apply and Ok
if subtitle is too small press Shift+T to enlarge,  and Shift+R to
make it small..

now everything ok....

thanks... Oronno BAU
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Amit Ghosh · Answer

To convert the subtitle to .ass format, use Aegisub for convert it.

sudo apt-get install aegisub

Bangla subtitle(connected letter) problem in VLC and gnome-mplayer

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