Bengal is a geographical, ethnolinguistic, historically geopolitical region in South Asia north of the Bay of Bengal. It is politically divided between the sovereign state of Bangladesh, the Indian st
Bengal region in Asia
Pottery with processional scenes from the Chandraketugarh region of West Bengal, India, c. 100 BC
Goddess Durga, Pala period, 10th century
Coinage of Vanga Kingdom, 400–300 BCE
Bengali Muslims are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising over 70% of the global Bengali population, they are the second-largest ethnic
Bengali Muslim men performing Eid prayer at Sholakia Eidgah in Bangladesh
The Mosque City of Bagerhat is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
A manuscript painting from the Bengal Sultanate depicting Alexander the Great in Nizami Ganjavi's Iskandarnama. The manuscript was produced during the reign of Sultan Nusrat Shah.