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 the vast majority of imports and exports.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

A recent project involved mapping part of the Sundarbans, a vast area of mangrove forests where the waters of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers spill into the Bay of Bengal.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2024

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

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