গ্রামবাঙ্গালার বিস্তৃত অংশে শাসক দলের স্থানীয় আধিকারিকদের এতটাই প্রভাব এবং ক্ষমতা যে DBT সত্ত্বেও ভীতিপ্রদর্শন করে নিজেদের কাটমানি বা অংশটুকু তারা ক্ষেত্রবিশেষে আদায় করতে পারে
A one-word translation for 'bheto' may be an exercise in futility; phrases like 'rice-influenced' or ‘rice-oriented’ do serve as literal translations while not quite bringing out the rich and diverse connotations of this one-word nomenclature used to describe the typical Bengali mentality, one that transcends diet and encompasses multiple aspects of life
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