How does the Bay of Bengal affect Bangladesh's geography?
What are the geographic features of Bengal?
Most of the Bengal region lies in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, but there are highlands in its north, northeast and southeast. The Ganges Delta arises from the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna rivers and their respective tributaries. The total area of Bengal is 237,212 square kilometres (91,588 sq mi)—West Bengal is 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi) and Bangladesh 148,460 km2 (57,321 sq mi).