South Bengal

{{Short description|Southern part of Bengal covering India and Bangladesh}}

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South Bengal ({{langx|bn|দক্ষিণবঙ্গ}}/দক্ষিণ বাংলা) is a term used for the southern parts of Bengal including Southern Bangladesh and Southern West Bengal, state in India. {{cite news |last=Bagchi |first=Arunabha |date=30 May 2015 |title=The Bengal Divide |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/the-bengal-divide-66436.html |work=The Statesman}}{{cite news |title=WB: North braces for deluge again,south remains parched |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/wb-north-braces-for-deluge-againsouth-remains-parched-749379.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=24 July 2019}}

The Bangladesh part denotes the Khulna Division, Faridpur Division and Barisal Division. The West Bengal part denotes the Presidency Division, Burdwan Division, Medinipur Division and Murshidabad district of Malda Division.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/bengal-adds-two-divisions/cid/1320464|title=Bengal Adds Two Divisions}} Bay of Bengal is located at the end of southern part of Bangladesh and West Bengal.{{cite book|last=Deen|first=Prof. S. M.|title=A Brief History of Bengal for Diaspora Bangladeshis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RpNaCAAAQBAJ|year=2014|publisher=Lulu Press, Inc|isbn=9781326023775|page=59}}{{self-published inline|date=August 2018}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PpIzAFZ5zZEC&q=South+Bengal+area+districts&pg=PA16|title=Social Structure and Cultural Practices in Slums: A Study of Slums in Dhaka City|last=Das|first=Tulshi Kumar|date=2000|publisher=Northern Book Centre|isbn=9788172111106|language=en}}