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.

Bangal
বাঙ্গাল
Regions with significant populations
East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh); West Bengal, India; migration after 1947 Partition
Languages
Vanga and Varendri dialects of Bengali
Sylheti, Chittagonian
Related ethnic groups
Bengalis, Ghotis

Bangal or Bangaal (Bengali: বাঙ্গাল; 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 Khulna, Barisal, Faridpur, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Comilla. The term is used to describe Bengalis from the east, as opposed to the Ghotis of western Delta, and Rarh region in Western Bengal, and Jharkhand of modern India. 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 system are traditionally held to be the homeland of the Bangal people.

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