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Trusted references for going deeper, from the Quranic sources to the contemporary discussion.

Ghosts in Bengali culture (Wikipedia)Well-cited overview of Bengali spirit types.
Bonbibi (Wikipedia)The Sundarbans forest guardian revered by Hindus and Muslims.
Shakchunni (Wikipedia)The shakchunni spirit and her place in ghost-lore.
Bangladeshi folk literature (Wikipedia)Survey of Bengal's oral and folk literary traditions.
Bonbibi-r Palagaan (Sahapedia)Scholarly resource on the Bonbibi performance tradition.
Land of eighteen tides and one goddess (PARI)Field report on Bonbibi worship in the Sundarbans.
Ghosts in Bangla literature (The Daily Star)Newspaper feature tracing bhoots through Bengali literature.
Famous Bhoots in Bengali folklore (Culture Trip)An accessible introduction to the main ghost archetypes.