25th East Bengal Regiment

On 2 January 1972 the then Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh formed a new armed force called "Jatiyo Gonorokkhi Bahini (JRB)". The 6th JRB was formed as part of that force in Khulna.

History

On 23 October 1975 this 6th JRB was reorganized into an infantry battalion and 25th Battalion (Mritunjoyee Pochish) of the East Bengal Regiment was born in Bangladesh Army. On 13 November 1975 "Mritunjoyee Pochish" was brought from Gilatola of Khulna to Jessore under the ORBAT of the then 55 Infantry Brigade, when the JRB was abolished. The then Chief of Army Staff raised the flag of the Battalion on 12 November 1975. The first Commanding Officer of the unit was Lt Col Mofizur Rahman Chowdhury (Later retired as Brigadier General) while the first Subedar Major was Honorary Lt Md Rojob Ali. The Battalion received the National Standard on 24 February 1999.

East Bengal

East Bengal (Bengali: পূর্ববঙ্গ Purbobôngo) was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal which made one half East Bengal or Bangladesh and the other today's Indian state of West Bengal.

The area compromises roughly two-thirds of the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal.

First partition, 1905–1912 (British period)

The first instance of the name was during the British rule of India. British governance of large swathes of Indian territory began with Robert Clive's victory over the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, at the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The victory gave the British East India Company dominion over Bengal, which became the headquarters of British administration in the sub-continent. After the Indian rebellion of 1857 (known as the "Mutiny"), the British government took direct control away from the East India Co., and established its imperial capital at Calcutta, the city founded by the Company. By 1900, the British province of Bengal constituted a huge territory, stretching from the Burmese border to deep into the Ganges valley.

East Bengal F.C.

East Bengal Football Club (Template:ইস্ট বেঙ্গল ফুটবল ক্লাব) is a professional football club, based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It currently competes in the I-League, the top-tier of Indian football pyramid. The club has won 3 National Football League (India) (later named as I league) titles, 8 Federation Cups, 3 Indian Super Cups and many more. The club is the current holder of the Calcutta Football League and Indian Super Cup titles. The club has represented India the most number of times in the Asian competitions, with its best performance being a semi-final berth in the AFC Cup 2013. East Bengal had also won ASEAN Club Championship in 2003.

East Bengal F.C. was founded in 1920. With the start of the National Football League in 1996, East Bengal was one of the original teams to have participated in the league and is the only team to have remained in the top-flight of the country since then. East Bengal has one of the biggest ever fanbase in the history of Indian football. It has more than 1.3 million likes in its official Facebook page. There are also various fan made pages in Facebook for the club. All of them have various fan clubs which sometimes creates problem for players and staff