Varendra

[1][2] It formed part of the Pundravardhana or Pundra Kingdom region currently part of Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh and included the districts of Bogra, Rajshahi, Pabna of Bangladesh and West Dinajpur and Malda of India.

The Tabaquat-i-nasiri mentions Barind as the wing of the territory of Lakhnawati on the eastern side of Ganges".

[1] Historical evidence attests significant presence of Brahmins in Bengal during the Maurya period.

The Jain Acharya Bhadrabahu, regarded to be the preceptor of Chandragupta Maurya, is said to have been born in Brahmin family of Pundravardhana (or Puṇḍra, the region north of the Ganges and west of Brahmaputra in Bengal, later known as Vārendra).

[3] According to the Khalimpur copper plate inscription, the first Pala Emperor Gopala was the son of a warrior named Vapyata.