The United Bengal proposal was the bid made by Bengali political leaders Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy and Sarat Chandra Bose to found a united and independent nation-state of in Bengal. The proposal was floated as an alternative to the partition of Bengal on communal lines. The initiative failed due to communal conflict between Muslims and Hindus that eventually led to the partition of India.
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