*** The first sign of Bengali literature - Charyapad.
*** First printed book - Brahmin Roman Catholic News (1743). It is printed in Roman letters
And Bengali writing.
*** The first original book printed in Bengali- 'Character of Raja Pratapaditya (1801).
*** The first novel of Bengali literature - 'Alaler Ghele Dulal' (1858).
*** The first meaningful novel of Bengali literature - Bankimchandra's 'Durgeshanandini' (1865).
*** The first meaningful romantic novel in Bengali literature - Bankimchandra's 'Kapalkundala' (1866).
*** First Essay - Raja Rammohan Roy's 'Vedanta' (1815).
*** First Drama/First Comedy Drama- 'Bhadarjuna' (1852) written by Taracharan Shikdar
*** The first social drama - Ramnarayan Tarkaratna's 'Kulinkul Sarvasva' (1854).
*** The first meaningful play – Madhusudan Dutt's 'Sharmishta' (1859).
*** First Tragedy Play - Yogendranath Dutta's "Kirtibilas" (1852).
*** The first meaningful tragedy play - Madhusudan Dutta's "Krishna Kumari" (1861).
*** First application of Amitrakshar rhythm - Madhusudan Dutta's play 'Padmavati' (1860).
*** The first meaningful comedy and the first play written in Amitrakshar Chand - Madhusudan Dutt's 'Padmavati' (1860).
*** The first poetry book of modern Bengali literature - Rangalal Bandyopadhyay's 'Padmini Upakhyan' (1858).
*** First Woman Novelist - Swarnakumari Devi. His first novel - 'Deepnirban' (1876).
*** The first paper in Bengali language / the first monthly paper 'Digdarshan' (1818).
*** The first Bengali language weekly newspaper- 'Samachar Darpan' (1818)
*** The first daily newspaper-Iswarchandra Gupta's 'Sambad Prabhakar' (1839).
*** The first farce - 'Ekei ki bale savyata' (1860).
*** The first Muslim novelist and playwright - Mir Musharraf Hossain.
*** The first novel by Muslim novelist 'Ratnavati' (1869).
*** The first play written by a Muslim playwright- 'Basant Kumari' (1873)
*** Designer of Bengali characters - Charles Wilkins.
*** First Bengali character engraver- Panchanan Karmkar.
*** The first environmentally conscious poet in Bengali literature - Ishwar Chandra Gupta.
*** The first sonnet of Bengali literature - Madhusudan Dutt's Bengali language, formerly known as Kavi Matrbhasha.
*** First historical drama - "Krishna Kumari" (1861).
*** The first and only worthwhile epic is 'Meghnadvadh Kavya' (1861).
*** The first Muslim poet - Shah Muhammad Sagir
*** The first Muslim poet of the modern era - Kaykobad.
*** The first conscious short story artist of Bengali literature - Swarnkumari Devi.
*** The first worthwhile short story was written by Rabindranath Tagore
*** First worthwhile short story - 'Denapaona'
*** First hero of Bengali novel - 'Motilal' (Dulal of Alal's house)
*** The first meaningful story poetry book - 'Tilottamasambhava Kavya' (1860).
*** The first play published in Dhaka was 'Neeldarpan' (1860).
*** The first Bengali grammar printed in Roman letters- Vocabulario Em Idiomse Bengalla'e portuguez
(1743) by Monol da Assumpasao
*** The first Bengali grammar written in English language. 'A Grammar of the Bengali Language'. Author: Nathaniel Brushy Halhead. Ram Mohan Roy
*** The first Bengali grammar written in Bengali and the first Bengali grammar written in Bengali was Raja' Gaudiya Grammar (1833).
*** The first female poet of modern Bengali literature - Mahmuda Khatun Siddika.
*** The first history book of Bengali literature is Ramgati Nyayaratna's 'Proposal on Bengali Language and Bengali Literature' (1873).
*** The first poet of Bengali literature - Louis Pa.
*** The first female poet of Bengali literature / the first female poet of translation literature-- Chandravati.
*** The first story poem in Bengali literature - Shri Krishna Kirtan.
*** The first poet of translation literature- 'Kritivas Ojha.
*** The first book of translation literature - 'Ramayana'.
*** The first poem of romantic romance genre - 'Yusuf Jolekha'.
*** Quran Sharif first translated into Bengali - 'Bhai Girishchandrasen'.
*** The first newspaper in Bengali - 'Digdarshan' (1818).
*** The first newspaper - 'Bengal Gazette' - was the effort of Bengalis.
*** Editor of the first Bengali newspaper - 'Gangakishore Bhattacharya'
*** The first magazine edited by Muslims - 'Samachar Sabharajendra'.
*** Editor of the first Muslim newspaper - Sheikh Alimullah.
*** The first book written in the current style is 'Birbal's Halkhata' (1916).
*** The first mokajan / broker character in Bengali literature - 'Thakchacha'.
*** The first Bengali science minded writer - Akshay Kumar Dutta.
