Bangla (drink) Bangla (drink) Bangla is an alcoholic beverage made from starch and sold in West Bengal, India. There are government licensed counters to sell this beverage. Bangla is a distilled country liquor. Notable Bengali liquor names are Uran, Captain, Pincon Bangla number one, Tarzan, Dada, Wonder etc. Bangla is made from grains such as sorghum, bajra and wheat. According to the government data of 2015, 48% of the West Bengal state's market share is Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), 39% is the Bangla drink. 11% of the market share is beer and the remaining 2% are occupied by wine and other spices.
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