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You should be ashamed to call yourself Bengali. No wonder West Bengal people are treated with disdain by people from North India. You guys are so meek and just let them walk over you. If they tried to do that to Bangladeshis we would put them back in their place. We don't want to reunite with...

Because you hardliners automatically assume anyone who is moderate to be not proper Muslim. It's not something for you or others to decide. Let God be the judge. In the meantime, we are not going to allow you fundamentalists to ruin Bangladesh. And please stop with your *** kissing of...

Who the heck is IamBengali? I am not anti-Islam since I am Muslim myself, but don't you think we should be a secular, moderate nation? Are you one of those Bengalis who kisses up to Pakistanis? Stop with your inferior complex; how are they any better than anyone else? And why the heck do you...

Hasina is well intentioned. She is not very intelligent but has the best interests of Bangladesh at heart. She has seen how radicals can stall economic progress, so cleansing the country of them is the way to go. We Bangladeshis are naturally secular people and believe fundamental ideology is...

Please do not allow Pakistan to blackmail/guilt trip you into supporting their cause. What makes you think Pakistan is the standard bearer for Islam in the region? You are either an Indian or a Bangladeshi Muslim, why does it bother you what happens to them? Stop feeling inferior and try to...

We don't want to join India, no way. Bengali people should have their own nation. I have actually given this some thought. We should build a border all around Bangladesh but still keep good relations with India. India is much more important to us than Pakistan. India is next door and we can...

I am going to take back what I said earlier. I would choose neither option. I think the world has gone beyond waging war needlessly - in the name of ethnicity or/and religion. All humans should be on friendly terms with others irrespective of race/religion and should not wish ill on anyone else...

Yes. Are you a Bangladeshi? You are probably a Jamati. Look, these Jamati guys are not good for Bangladesh. They won't let our country progress if they have too much influence. The second line suggests you may not be Bangladeshi. You guys have a history of underestimating Bangladesh. We are...

Bangladesh was ravaged by Pakistan in 1971, leaving us in a paralysed state, and it then took us another 2/3 decades just to come to terms with it. Also, until the last 4/5 years we have been very poor at selling ourselves to the world. But a lot of big banks are now covering Bangladesh quite...

We Bangladeshis are clever enough to not waste rosources developing a nuclear programme when we still have our economy to focus on. At the end of the day, these weapons will never be allowed to be used and will always be a deterrent. Your tit-for-tat with India is costing you in the long run...

Bangladesh GDP stands at $153bn, making us the 43rd biggest in nominal terms and 33rd biggest in PPP, with $343bn. I do sometimes wonder how much bigger the economy would have been if we became Bangladesh in 1947 instead of 1971. During those 24 'lost years', when Pakistan decimated our economy...

If I had to choose then it would be the first, except I would want any victims to be non-Bengali Indians. But I would prefer there were no wars at all. Why even have non-Bengali Indian victims? Why have any bloodshed at all? Although I don't want Pakistanis dead, there is a small part of me...

I was presupposing that West Bengal was a sovereign nation. To answer my own question, I found this. I suppose some of the people of Bangladesh and West Bengal are somewhat different due to the Muslim influence over East Bengal (Bangladesh) for several centuries. This is from Wikipedia: In...

I have gone over the top here. I didn't really mean it. I think we should just keep the ones we will already have in the country but build a border all around Bangladesh so no more can get in the future. History has shown what happens when people of different ethnicities live together in the...

I don't know about you but as far as I am concerned the Chakma and other tribal peoples should be thrown out of the country. There is a danger their blood might get mixed at some point in the future. If I had my way I would even be willing to kill them. Interesting point you made with this...

We don't mind renaming our combined country Bengal. You think Bangladesh is a name derived from, or inspired by, Islam don't you? It's not. In fact, the name 'Bangladesh' can be found in Bengali literature in 19th Century Bengal, perhaps even earlier. It simply means land of Bengal. I am sure...

Agreed. I find it a bit cringeworthy. As I say, there is nothing wrong with appreciating good play or cheering on a favourite player like Shahid Afridi, but to adopt Pakistan as your own team when you aren't playing, and supporting them as you would your own, is just over the top. It's...

Yes Pakistan was created on the basis of religion in 1947 (with the East wing becoming Bangladesh in 1971). Bangladesh is not diverse ethnically. It's around 97% Bengali and the rest 3% is made up of tribals, who mostly live in isolation. This is our strength. We do not have the ethnic...

I think Bangladesh is struggling to find its place. It's being straddled in two directions. It doesn't know whether it wants to be a conservative Muslim country or break free the shackles and find a much more more secular within. The support for Pakistan cricket team stems from the fact that...

What are your views on this? Also please explain.