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West Bengal (proposed new English name: Paschim Banga; Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ; pronounced [poʃtʃim bɔŋɡo] ( listen)) is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth most populous. It is also the seventh most populous sub national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth largest contributor to India's GDP. Covering a total area of 34,267 sq mi (88,750 km), it is bordered by the countries of Nepal, Bhutan, and

Sylheti (Sylheti: ছিলটী Silôṭi; Bengali: সিলেটী Sileṭī) is the language of Sylhet, which is also known as the Surma Valley and is located in the north eastern region of Bangladesh, and also spoken in parts of the Northeast Indian states of Assam (the Barak Valley) and Tripura (the North Tripura district). It is also spoken by a significant population in the other north eastern states of India and amongst the large expatriate communities in the United Kingdom, United States, and countries of the

The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in the 1960s and later co governed with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) in two United Front governments, the first lasting from March 15, 1967 to November 2, 1967 and the second from February 25, 1969 to March 19, 1970. Ajoy Mukherjee was the Chief Minister in both governments. On March 19, 1970 the second United Front government

Bangla Academy (Bengali: বাংলা একাডেমী), established on 3 December 1955, is the national academy for promoting Bangla language in Bangladesh. The main office of the organization is located at the Burdwan House, once a part of the campus of the University of Dhaka, beside Suhrawardy Udyan. The importance of establishing an organization for Bengali language was first emphasized by the linguist Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah. Later, following the Language movement, on April 27, 1952, the All Party

Northeast Bangla (Ne Bangla) is a bengali language 24x7 news channel launch in 2004 and owned by M/s. Rainbow Productions Ltd. NE Bangla’s impending launch would usher in an era of unprecedented and much needed Bengali language programming created and provided from Agartala (capital of Tripura State in Northeast India) and Kolkata (capital of West Bengal state). The channel has recently entered into a strategic tie up with the largest Software Content producers of eastern India namely M/s .

Bangla rock of India (Bengali: বাংলা রক) is a music genre in which the song is written in Bengali language. It was originated in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The first known Bangla rock band was Moheener Ghoraguli and also India's first rock band.. In modern times, in this type of music distorted electric guitars, bass guitar, and drums are used, and sometimes accompanied with pianos and keyboards and in early times the instruments used in the modern times were also accompanied by saxophone,