Image courtesy of Ammar Bin Asad. The dynamic process of delta formation gave birth to the ever-changing deltaic landscape of Bengal, bridging the current Bangladesh to India’s West Bengal.
British fears that the Japanese would attempt to invade east India prompted a "denial" policy - this involved confiscating surplus rice and boats from towns and villages in the Bengal Delta.
The Bay of Bengal, notes historian Sunil Amrith ... people were displaced when Cyclone Nargis struck the Irrawaddy Delta in Burma (Myanmar) in May 2008. "It seemed as if a bucket of water had ...