South Bengal
South Bengal (Bengali: দক্ষিণবঙ্গ/দক্ষিণ বাংলা) is a term used for the southern parts of Bengal including Southern Bangladesh and Southern West Bengal.[1][2]
The Bangladesh part denotes the Khulna Division, Barisal Division and proposed Faridpur Division. Bay of Bengal is located at the end of southern part of Bangladesh.[3][4]
In Bangladesh
| Barisal Division | Khulna Division | Faridpur Division (Proposed) |
|---|---|---|
- Chittagong division
Brahmanbaria District, Chandpur district, Comilla District, Noakhali District, Feni District Feni, North of the Feni River, Comilla district, Khagrachhari District, Rangamati District, Bandarban District, Chittagong District, and Cox's Bazar District
In West Bengal, India
In India South bengal term exclusively used for the southern part of West Bengal state like the South Bengal State Transport Corporation manage south bengal transport section.
| Burdwan division | Presidency division | Medinipur division | Malda division |
|---|---|---|---|
Cities and towns
Major cities and towns in the South Bengal are (in alphabetical order):
- Adra (West Bengal)
- Amtala (West Bengal)
- Arambag (West Bengal)
- Asansol (West Bengal)
- Assasuni (Bangladesh)
- Bakerganj (Bangladesh)
- Bagerhat (Bangladesh)
- Bakkhali (West Bengal)
- Balarampur (West Bengal)
- Bankura (West Bengal)
- Bangaon (West Bengal)
- Barakpur (West Bengal)
- Barasat (West Bengal)
- Bardhamaan (West Bengal)
- Barisal (Bangladesh)
- Barguna (Bangladesh)
- Baruipur (West Bengal)
- Basirhat (West Bengal)
- Benapole (Bangladesh)
- Berhampore (West Bengal)
- Bishnupur (West Bengal)
- Bolpur (West Bengal)
- Budge Budge (West Bengal)
- Canning (West Bengal)
- Chandpara (West Bengal)
- Chandannagar (West Bengal)
- Chuadanga (Bangladesh)
- Danton (West Bengal)
- Diamond Harbour (West Bengal)
- Digha (West Bengal)
- Dubrajpur (West Bengal)
- Durgapur (West Bengal)
- Gobardanga (West Bengal)
- Gangasagar (West Bengal)
- Ghatal (West Bengal)
- Habra (West Bengal)
- Haldia (West Bengal)
- Hasnabad (West Bengal)
- Hooghly (West Bengal)
- Haorah (West Bengal)
- Jaynagar Majilpur (West Bengal)
- Jessore (Bangladesh)
- Jhalkathi (Bangladesh)
- Jhargram (West Bengal)
- Jhinaidah (Bangladesh)
- Kakdwip (West Bengal)
- Kanthi (West Bengal)
- Kalna (West Bengal)
- Kalyani (West Bengal)
- Katwa (West Bengal)
- Keshabpur (Bangladesh)
- Kharagpur (West Bengal)
- Khulna (Bangladesh)
- Kolkata (West Bengal)
- Koyra (Bangladesh)
- Krishnanagar (West Bengal)
- Kuakata (Bangladesh)
- Kushtia (Bangladesh)
- Madaripur (Bangladesh)
- Maheshtala (West Bengal)
- Meherpur (Bangladesh)
- Mongla (Bangladesh)
- Morolganj (Bangladesh)
- Medinipur (West Bengal)
- Nabadwip (West Bengal)
- Nalhati (West Bengal)
- Namkhana (West Bengal)
- Narail (Bangladesh)
- Palashi (West Bengal)
- Paikgachha (Bangladesh)
- Patuakhali (Bangladesh)
- Phakirhat (Bangladesh)
- Pujali (West Bengal)
- Puruliya (West Bengal)
- Rajarhat (West Bengal)
- Rajpur Sonarpur (West Bengal)
- Rampurhat (West Bengal)
- Ranaghat (West Bengal)
- Sainthia (West Bengal)
- Satkhira (Bangladesh)
- Serampur (West Bengal)
- Shantipur (West Bengal)
- Siuri (West Bengal)
- Taki (West Bengal)
- Tala (Bangladesh)
- Tarakeshwar (West Bengal)
- Tarapith (West Bengal)
- Tamluk (West Bengal)
- Tehatta (West Bengal)
- Thakurnagar (West Bengal)
In sport
The South Zone cricket team in Bangladesh is a first-class cricket team that represents southern Bangladesh (Khulna and Barisal) in the Bangladesh Cricket League.
See also
References
- https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/the-bengal-divide-66436.html
- https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/wb-north-braces-for-deluge-againsouth-remains-parched-749379.html
- Deen, Prof. S. M. (2014). A Brief History of Bengal for Diaspora Bangladeshis. Lulu Press, Inc. p. 59. ISBN 9781326023775.
- Das, Tulshi Kumar (2000). Social Structure and Cultural Practices in Slums: A Study of Slums in Dhaka City. Northern Book Centre. ISBN 9788172111106.