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Many people in Bangladesh and West Bengal have two given names: a "good name" ( Bengali: ভালো নাম, romanized : bhalo nam ), which is used on all legal documents, and a "call name" or "nickname" ( Bengali: ডাক নাম, romanized : dak nam ), which is used by family members and close friends. The two names may or may not be ...
Bengali is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, with 98% of Bangladeshis using Bengali as their first language. It is the second-most widely spoken language in India. It is the official language of the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura and the Barak Valley region of the state of Assam.
Bengali literatureবাংলা সাহিত্য. This is a Chronological list of Bengali language authors (regardless of nationality or religion), by the order of their year of birth. Alphabetical order is used only when chronological order cannot be ascertained. The list also marks the winners of major international and national awards:
This is the native name of the state, literally meaning "West Bengal" in the Bengali language. In 2016, West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed a resolution to change the name of West Bengal to Bengal in English, Bangla in Bengali and Bangal in Hindi .
This article provides an alphabetical list of Bengali language authors. For a chronological list, see List of Bengali language authors . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Name Reign Notes Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah: 1352–1358 Became the first sole ruler of whole Bengal comprising Sonargaon, Satgaon and Lakhnauti.: Sikandar Shah: 1358–1390 Killed in battle with his son and successor, Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
Ghosh or Ghose ( Bengali: ঘোষ) is a native Bengali surname that is found among the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh . Ghoshes mostly belong to Kayastha caste in Bengal. The Bengali Kayasthas evolved as a caste from a category of officials or scribes, between the 5th/6th century AD and 11th/12th century AD, its component ...
Deb (surname) Deb or Dev ( Bengali: দেব) is a Bengali Hindu surname, commonly used by the Bengalis of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Bangladesh. The surname is mostly found among the Bengali Kayastha community of India and Bangladesh . In 12th–13th century, a Bengali Hindu dynasty Deva ruled over eastern Bengal after the Sena dynasty.