Bangal

This article is about the Bengali social sub-group of eastern Bengal origin. For the derogatory slur used against the Bengali Hindus in Assam, see Bongal.
For the eastern Bengal origin Muslim community in Manipur, see Pangal.

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Bangal (Bengali: বাঙাল; a.k.a. Purbô Bôngiyô; transl. East Bengali) is a term used to refer to the Bengali people of Eastern Bengal now in Bangladesh, especially from the regions of Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barisal, Faridpur and Comilla. The term is used to describe Bengalis from the east, as opposed to the Ghotis of Rarh region in Western Bengal and Jharkhand of modern India.[1] It is usually assumed that the Bramhaputra-Padma river system is the demarcation line between the Western and Eastern wings of the Bengal region. The areas to the East of the Bramhaputra-Padma river system are traditionally held to be the homeland of the Bangal people.

  1. ^ Ghoshal, Somak (15 February 2020). "The 'ghoti' versus 'bangal' rivalry in Bengali cinema". mint. Retrieved 3 January 2021.