A report on Bengalis

The family name was Bhattacharya, a common Bengali Brahmin surname.

Bengali scientists Parvez Haris has been selected in the top 1 percent or 100 thousand scientists list of the University of Stanford in the United States.

The rivers have played an important role in the livelihoods of the native Bengali people.

A Bou bhat (বউ ভাত lit: "bride feast") is a post-wedding ritual held usually one or two days after a Bengali wedding.

On 15 August 1889, after a meeting of three famous aristocratic Bengali families of North Kolkata – the Mitra family, the Basu family, and the Sen family, and other distinguished personalities, presided over by Bhupendra Nath Basu himself, Mohun Bagan Sporting Club was formed.

In modern times, amongst Bengalis, "Bangal" and "Ghoti" are used as social sub-groups.

The bulk of the population originates from immigrants who came to the island since the colonial times, mainly of Bengali, Hindustani, Telugu, Tamil backgrounds.

It has also inspired much secondary literature in various languages, notably Kambaramayanam by Tamil poet Kambar of the 12th century, Telugu language Molla Ramayanam by poet Molla and Ranganatha Ramayanam by poet Gona Budda Reddy, 14th century Kannada poet Narahari's Torave Ramayana and 15th century Bengali poet Krittibas Ojha's Krittivasi Ramayan, as well as the 16th century Awadhi version, Ramacharitamanas, written by Tulsidas.

Bengali social reformer and founder of the All-India Seamen's Federation, Aftab Ali's work is recognised to have helped thousands of Asian lascars to migrate, settle and find employment in Britain.

In these three districts, it serves as a lingua franca among the multiethnic communities of inhabitants residing there such as the Tripuri/Reang, the Chakma, the Mog/Marma in addition to the Noakhailla-Bengalis.