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Rank Image Name Family Field Legacy and Remarks Born Died 1 Muhammad Yunus: Bengali Muslim family, Chattogram (), Bengal, now Bangladesh (East Bengal) : Economics: Winner of Nobel Peace Prize (2006) for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance in Bangladesh (East Bengal), only Bangladeshi (Bangladeshi Citizen) to win Nobel Prize (Nobel Peace Prize)
Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. [7] It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. [8] The city is located on the banks of the Teesta River and Karala River, on the foothills of the Himalayas. [9]
This is a list of MPs were elected in the 2024 Indian general election in West Bengal held in April–June 2024. [1] [2] [3] Keys:
Modern Malda and Murshidabad districts of West Bengal, India Suhma: Burdwan division, Medinipur division and Presidency division of West Bengal in India Rarh: Corresponds to the modern Bardhaman, Bankura, Hooghly and Nadia districts of West Bengal in India Samatata: Dhaka Division, Barisal Division and Chittagong Division in Bangladesh Harikela
West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Joypur [17] [18] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BJP: Narahari Mahato: 74,380 : 36.68 +32.10 : INC: Phanibhusan Kumar 62,180 30.67 Independent: Dibyajyoti Singh Deo 35,429 17.47 AIFB: Dhirendra Nath Mahato 19,493 9.57 −32.95 Mulnibasi Party of India Jawahar Lal Mahato 2,102 1.04 Independent: Nepal ...
West Bengal (/ b ɛ n ˈ ɡ ɔː l /; ISO: Paścimabaṅga, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃimˈbɔŋɡo] ⓘ, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of 88,752 km 2 (34,267 sq mi) as of 2011. The population estimate as of 2023 is ...
The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration is a semi-autonomous council for the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal state in India.The GTA was formed in 2012 to replace the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, which was formed in 1988 and administered the Darjeeling hills for 23 years.
In the 1930s, West Bengal was the centre of Indian cinema, and Bengali cinema accounted for a quarter of India's film output in the 1950s. [1] [2] A 2014 industry report noted that while approximately 100 films were produced annually in Bengali. [3] The Bengali film industry, was valued at around ₹120–150 crore in terms of revenue in 2014.