The greatest Bengalee?

(From left) Subhas Chandra Bose, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Rabindranath Tagore

Is not the announcement confusing and flawed?

Does 'Bengalee' stand for both the people of Bangladesh as well as for the people of West Bengal? Is it meant either for the people of Bangladesh or for the people of West Bengal, India?

However if 'Bengalee' stands for both the peoples of Bangladesh and West Bengal, in my opinion the greatest Bengalee of all times and all ages is Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, next to him is Poet Rabindranath Tagore, then Poet Nazrul Islam, then Subhas Chandra Bose and then Titu Mir.

The BBC should be clear and definite about using the term 'Bengalee' for the people of Bangladesh who are the citizens of an independent and sovereign country and whose citizenship and nationality is Bangladeshi like Nepalese for the people of Nepal, Chinese for the people of China, Vietnamese for the people of Vietnam, Zambians for the people of Zambia, Indians for the people of India and so on and so forth.

West Bengal is not an independent and sovereign country. It is simply one of the many provinces of India. The people of West Bengal are known as Bengalee like the people of the province of Gujarat are known as Gujarati, the people of the province of Bihar are known as Bihari, the people of Rajputana are known as Rajput, and so on. Moreover, the nationality of the people of West Bengal is Indian and not 'Bengalee'.

In order to distinguish and correctly identify the people of Bangladesh from the people of West Bengal, it is better that the people of Bangladesh may be known as Bangladeshi, instead of Bengalee.