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The West Bengal University of Health Sciences has been set up by an Act of the West BengalLegislative Assembly for better management of the health and medical education related courses which were so far taught separately by the University of Calcutta, and the Universities of Burdwan and North Bengal. All the courses have been brought under one umbrella for helping in upgrading the level of teaching in the state. West Bengal (পশà§à¦à¦¿à¦® বà¦à§à¦, PosÌcim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... This article is about the term as used within the Commonwealth of Nations; there is also an Legislative Assembly in Oregon and there used to be a Legislative Assembly in France during the French Revolution. ... Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) was the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. ... Bardhaman is a district town in West Bengal. ... North Bengal is a term, for the part of West Bengal, which often denotes Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur districts together. ...