Partition of Bengal may refer to the partition of the Bengal region during two separate occasions:

• 1905 Partition of Bengal
• 1947 Partition of Bengal

Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang The Partition of Bengal in 1905, was made on 16 October by then Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The Partition of Bengal in 1947 part of the Partition of India, was a partition that divided Bengal into the two separate entities of West Bengal

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