There is no composition rule for \u09F0 (ৰ) and \u09FE (৾) in emacs, therefore they are not rendered properly. Steps to reproduce: 1. emacs -Q 2. Type: ৰাম কৰ্ম ৰূপ লা৾নু না৾ The following patch will fix the problem: diff --git a/lisp/language/indian.el b/lisp/language/indian.el index b240403b0a..b6fcdbb348 100644 --- a/lisp/language/indian.el +++ b/lisp/language/indian.el @@ -194,13 +194,14 @@ bengali-composable-pattern '(("a" . "\u0981") ; SIGN CANDRABINDU ("A" . "[\u0982\u0983]") ; SIGN ANUSVARA .. VISARGA ("V" . "[\u0985-\u0994\u09E0\u09E1]") ; independent vowel - ("C" . "[\u0995-\u09B9\u09DC-\u09DF\u09F1]") ; consonant + ("C" . "[\u0995-\u09B9\u09DC-\u09DF\u09F0\u09F1]") ; consonant ("B" . "[\u09AC\u09AF\u09B0\u09F0]") ; BA, YA, RA ("R" . "[\u09B0\u09F0]") ; RA ("n" . "\u09BC") ; NUKTA ("v" . "[\u09BE-\u09CC\u09D7\u09E2\u09E3]") ; vowel sign ("H" . "\u09CD") ; HALANT ("T" . "\u09CE") ; KHANDA TA + ("S" . "\u09FE") ; SANDHI MARK ("N" . "\u200C") ; ZWNJ ("J" . "\u200D") ; ZWJ ("X" . "[\u0980-\u09FF]")))) ; all coverage @@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ bengali-composable-pattern ;; syllables with an independent vowel, or "\\(?:RH\\)?Vn?\\(?:J?HB\\)?v*n?a?A?\\|" ;; consonant-based syllables, or - "Cn?\\(?:J?HJ?Cn?\\)*\\(?:H[NJ]?\\|v*[NJ]?v?a?A?\\)\\|" + "Cn?\\(?:J?HJ?Cn?\\)*\\(?:H[NJ]?\\|v*[NJ]?v?a?A?S?\\)\\|" ;; another syllables with an independent vowel, or "\\(?:RH\\)?T\\|" ;; special consonant form, or