Bengal Renaissance
The Bengal Renaissance refers to the social, cultural, psychological and intellectual changes in Bengal during the nineteenth century, centred on Calcutta.
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency was the British Indian province whose territory included, at its widest, Bengal, Bihar and Orissa and parts of what is now Bangladesh, with Calcutta as its capital.
Battle of Plassey
The battle of Palashi (Plassey) was fought on 23 June 1757 between Nawab Sirajuddaula and the English East India Company, and is conventionally treated as the event that established the Company’s poli
Ancient Bengal
Ancient Bengal is the period of the region’s history before the establishment of Muslim rule in the early thirteenth century.
Bangladesh Liberation War
The 1971 conflict in East Pakistan, which ended with the establishment of Bangladesh, began with the military crackdown of the night of 25 March 1971 and ended with the surrender at Ramna Racecourse i