In 1721 a new partition of the country was made the province of Bengal being formed into 13 large divisions (chaklas) instead of sarkars.

The province of Bengal was largely quiet throughout the entire period.

In 1841, Abbott was appointed superintending engineer of the north-western provinces of Bengal.

The province of Bengal had an area of 189,000 miles and a population of nearly 8 crores (80 million).

Between 1905 and 1911, an abortive attempt was made to divide the province of Bengal into two zones.

He was born in Hooghly-Konnagar in the erstwhile undivided province of Bengal.

Bangladesh was (mostly) the province of Bengal in India until 1947, then it became part of Pakistan.

The Partition of India in 1947 split the large eastern province of Bengal into two halves, along religious lines.

In the 17th century the Mughal Empire absorbed and brought Harikela under the province of Bengal.

He was also chairman of the committee that reported into the administration of the province of Bengal, making various recommendations for improvement.