Bay of Bengal

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1. Arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Sri Lanka on the west, Bangladesh on the north, and Southeast Asia on the east.

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Bay of Bengal

Near Rangpo, the Teesta joins with another river and carries on toward the Bay of Bengal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Bangladesh, the world's second-largest garment exporter, relies heavily on Chattogram port -- formerly known as Chittagong and strategically located on the Bay of Bengal -- for most of its imports and exports.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025

Lekha Ajit, 22, grew up in southeast India, in the coastal city of Chennai along the Bay of Bengal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024

In May 2023, the Bay of Bengal was hit by the region's most powerful cyclone in more than a decade, affecting thousands in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

From BBC ● May 27, 2024

But in early May, we hoped, the approach of the monsoon from the Bay of Bengal would force the jet stream north into Tibet.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer