South Bengal
South Bengal is marked red in Bengal Region
South Bengal (Bengali: দক্ষিণ বঙ্গ/ দক্ষিণ বাংলা) is a term used for the southern parts of Bengal including Southern Bangladesh and Southern West Bengal.
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.[1][2]
In Bangladesh
| Barisal Division | Khulna Division | Faridpur Division (Proposed) |
|---|---|---|
In West Bengal(India)
| Burdwan division | Presidency division | Medinipur division | Malda division |
|---|---|---|---|
Cities and towns
Maps of the West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh, showing North Bengal in green and the South Bengal in red.
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)
- 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)
- 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
- ↑ Deen, Prof. S. M. (2014). A Brief History of Bengal for Diaspora Bangladeshis. Lulu Press, Inc. p. 59. ISBN 9781326023775.
- ↑ https://books.google.de/books?id=PpIzAFZ5zZEC&pg=PA16&dq=South+Bengal+area+districts&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZwJG_puXVAhXEPFAKHaWwBGQQ6AEINjAC#v=onepage&q=South%20Bengal%20area%20districts&f=false
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