East Bengal

East Bengal (Bengali: পূর্ববঙ্গ Purbo-bongo) was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal.

Read more about East Bengal:  First Partition, 1905–1912 (British Period), Second Partition, 1947– (Pakistani Period), Provincial Government

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    “The current of our thoughts made as sudden bends as the river, which was continually opening new prospects to the east or south, but we are aware that rivers flow most rapidly and shallowest at these points.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “In Bengal to move at all
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