A region whose eastern part is Bangladesh and western part is included in India.
Former province of British India, divided 1947 into West Bengal, a state of India, and East Bengal, from 1972 Bangladesh. A famine in 1943, caused by a slump in demand for jute and a bad harvest, resulted in over 3 million deaths.
Landschaft im NO Vorderindiens, dicht besiedelt und klimat. vom Monsun geprägt. Nach der Teilung Indiens 1947 kam West-B. zur Ind. Union, Ost-B. an Pakistan. 1971 wurde der pakistan. Teil unabhängige Republik B. = Bangladesch.