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Yes. I would say us mainstream Bangladeshis are the same ethnicity. A person from Dhaka is not different ethnicity to someone who is from Sylhet or other cities. Most of the people in Bangladesh have the same racial background i.e. mix of the same different groups that have inhabited the country...

Although I completely disagree with the government stance on this matter because of the basic right of freedom of expression people should enjoy, I really don't know why Bangladeshis need to support Pakistan. It almost feels like Bangladeshis have a bit of a complex towards them. Sure, applaud...

That might be so. Our origins are heterogenous but are now homogenous. All us mainstream Bangladeshis are the same ethnicity. All foreign blood, etc has been absorbed.

What have you West Bengalis against Bangladesh? Most of the crimes against Hindus were done a long time ago by invaders, and then after 1947 until 1971, by Pakistanis. Most Bangladeshis have not mistreated Hindus outside a few isolated incidents, usually carried out by remnants of the pre-1971...

We need to strike a good balance. To much religious fervour can lead to economic stagnation.

Nothing. In fact, I'd rather see China do better than India. But I don't want them coming into our lands. Them coming for trade and business is fine, but I don't them coming over and changing our genetics. Let me reiterate, we don't want to be part of another country, be it India, Pakistan or...

You don't have to worry about me. I make a pretty good living. I was a junior trader a few years back and then decided to step into web authoring from which I now make a better living, so I am not someone who spends all my time on forums. But I want to do something that others can appreciate...

Well, of course partition was a good idea for us Bengalis. It has allowed us to form a nation for our own ethnicity. We don't have to share our country with lots of other ethnicities. You can take more pride of your people when you know almost everyone belongs to the same tribe.

Bangladesh uniting with India is not an option. If we were to merge we would have to expose our borders to Northeast India. Obviously you can't stop people from migrating from one place to another when you are part of the same country. In any case, as Bangladesh becomes more prosperous in the...

Yes I realise there is diversity in Bangladesh, sometimes even in the same family you can have different looks. But I am worried about the future. We live close to people who shouldn't even belong in South Asia (the mongoloids). And history shows people inevitably start getting mixed when they...

What do you mean by Bengalis are not same people?

As far as I am concerned, race is more important than religion. I fear Bangladesh will gradually drift further towards Southeast Asia in terms of genetics, unless we close our borders and be prepared to annihilate them if they ever try to encroach on our lands. We have the awful luck of being...

Firstly, I wouldn't even entertain the idea of merging with West Bengal unless they broke away from India. The second point is, there is no way we Bangladeshis want to expand into Northeast India. The people there are mostly Mongoloid and no way we want their blood mixing up in us. I want us to...

I agree about diet. It does play a big role. Just look at North and South Korea. They are the same race of people but the affluent South Koreans are some 5 or 6 inches taller on average than North Koreans, a country that happens to be on completely opposite end of the scale in terms of economic...

South Asians are a mix bag. Because of the various races that have inhabited these regions, as well as foreign invaders, no one can be sure of the exact genetic makeup of themselves. DNA tests may tell you the percentages of admixture from various ancestral groups, I am not convinced they are...

I am myself quite fair and of medium height (5ft 10in). Amongst Hindus, you can't always tell who is higher caste and who is lower, though higher castes generally tend to be slightly taller, fairer and I would say, better looking. Gandhi was middle to higher caste (not a Brahmin) but there are...

Please read my explanation in the now closed thread (where you just commented). By the way, Muslim elite wouldn't have allowed ex-Hindus to become elite, even if they were formerly Brahmin. The Muslim elite would have been Afghans and Turks. Some regular people in the Subcontinent have Afghan...

Most of the admixture from Muslim invaders wouldn't have come from the elite since they were a small number. The invaders' blood would have come mostly from footsoldiers, many of whom will have been Afghans. They would surely have taken local wives wherever they settled in the Subcontinent...

I don't think majority Pakistanis are high caste converts. The reason why Pakistanis tend to be generally fairer thank others is because they have less South Indian (Dravidian) blood in them. I also think they have a higher degree of admixture from Muslim invaders.

Islam is fine but I think we should tone it down. From what I've gathered, societies that are too religious tend to be economically and intellectually less developed (unless they've struck lucky with natural resources, in which case they can still be affluent). We should close Madarasas so all...