What is the difference between Bengali and Bangladeshi?

What is the difference between Bengali and Bangladeshi?

Bengal is the region of north eastern South Asia that generally corresponds to the country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. The cultural roots of the Bengali people run deep into the past and about 98% of the Bangladeshi population identifies as Bengali ethnicity.

“Bengali” refers to the people, language, and culture of the Bengal region, which is located in South Asia and is divided between the sovereign country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. The term “Bangladeshi” specifically refers to the people or things related to the country of Bangladesh. So, while “Bengali” can refer to a broader cultural and linguistic identity, “Bangladeshi” specifically denotes a connection to the country of Bangladesh.

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The main difference between Bengali and Bangladeshi is that Bengali refers to a language and ethnicity, while Bangladeshi refers to a person from Bangladesh: 

• Language: Bengali is the national language of Bangladesh and is spoken by almost the entire population. It’s also the second-most widely spoken language in India. Bengali is written using the Bengali alphabet. 
• Ethnicity: Bangladeshi refers to a person from Bangladesh. 

Here are some other differences between Bengali and Bangladeshi: 

• ReligionMost Bengalis in Bangladesh are Sunni Muslim, while most Bengalis in West Bengal are Hindu. 
• FoodBangladeshi dishes often use onion and garlic, while Hindu Bengalis avoid them because they are considered “tamasic”. 
• HistoryIn 1947, when British colonial rule ended, the province of Bengal was partitioned into East Bengal and West Bengal. East Bengal became Bangladesh in 1971. 

In conclusion, while Bengali and Bangladeshi might share linguistic and cultural ties, they represent different facets of identity. Bengali primarily refers to the ethnic and linguistic heritage of the Bengal region, while Bangladeshi denotes citizenship of the sovereign state of Bangladesh.

Are Bengalis and Bangladeshis the same?

Bengali is of Hindi origin whereas Bangla is more purely Bangla. Bangladeshi and Bengalese are only adjectives meaning “originating from Bengal” and do not refer to the language. While “Bangladeshi” is of Hindi or Bangla origin, “Bengalese” is a mix of Bangla and English with Latin roots.

Bengalis and Bangladeshis are related but not identical terms:

• Bengalis: This term refers to the ethnic group primarily associated with the Bengali language and culture. Bengalis can be found in both Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, as well as in other regions with Bengali-speaking populations.
• Bangladeshis: This term specifically refers to the citizens of Bangladesh, encompassing people of various ethnicities and backgrounds within the country. While the majority of Bangladeshis are ethnically Bengali, there are also minority groups within Bangladesh.

In summary, while all Bangladeshis are generally Bengalis, not all Bengalis are Bangladeshis, as some live in India or elsewhere.

People of both side are Bengali. Both side means West Bengal (A state of India) and East Bengal (now Bangladesh).

Bengal region = West Bengal + Bangladesh.

Partition of Bengal = 1905 (by Lord Curzon)

A Bengali (Ethnicity) = A person who belong to Bengal region.

Bengali (Language) = A language which is spoken by bengali people.

• A Bangladeshi is a Bengali.
• A person from West Bengal is Bengali.

“Bengali” and “Bangladeshi” are terms that refer to different aspects of identity—one is related to ethnicity and language, while the other pertains to nationality.

Let’s break down the differences:

1. Bengali:
   • Ethnicity and Language: “Bengali” primarily refers to an ethnic group native to the region of Bengal, which is divided between India and Bangladesh. The Bengali people share a common cultural heritage, history, and language known as Bengali or Bangla. The majority of the population in Bangladesh is ethnically Bengali, and Bengali is the official language of the country.
2. Bangladeshi:
   • Nationality: “Bangladeshi” refers to the nationality of people from Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a country in South Asia, located on the Bay of Bengal and bordered by India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar (Burma) to the southeast. Anyone who holds Bangladeshi citizenship is considered Bangladeshi, regardless of their ethnic background. Bangladesh is a multi-ethnic country with various ethnic groups, but the majority of the population is ethnically Bengali.

In summary, “Bengali” is more closely associated with the ethnic and linguistic identity of the people native to the Bengal region, whereas “Bangladeshi” pertains to the nationality of individuals from the country of Bangladesh, regardless of their specific ethnic background within the nation.

“Bengali” primarily refers to an ethnic and cultural identity, while “Bangladeshi” is a term used to denote nationality or citizenship associated with the country of Bangladesh. However, it’s important to note that many people in Bangladesh are ethnically Bengali, and the terms are often used interchangeably in casual conversation.

What is the difference between Bengali and Bangladeshi?

Bengali is ethnicity. Bangladeshi is nationality.

Bengalis are Indians as well as Bangladeshis. Difference is a Bengali from India can be a Hindu (70%) or Muslim (30%) both while Bengalis from Bangladesh is 90% Muslims. Only 8% are Hindus and 1% is Christians and Buddhists.

• Most of the Bengalis from West Bengal are Hindu. While most of the Bengalis from Bangladesh are Muslims.
• West Bengal’s Bengalis also talk in Hindi for communication. Bangladeshi Bengalis mostly talk in Bengali.
• West Bengal’s Bengalis (especially the young generation) prefer to watch Hollywood or Bollywood movies over Tollywood. So as Hindi & English songs. This craze is low in Bangladesh.
• On an average, quality of living of West Bengal’s Bengalis are higher than the Bangladeshi ones.

Bengali culture has strong Hindu influence. Bangladeshi culture is a mixed culture of both Hindu and Muslim culture.

Bangladeshis are Bengalis but not Indians. Bengalis living in India are Indians, not Bangladeshis.

Bengalis in India have very different accent or no accent at all. Bangladeshis however speak with an accent.

A Bangladeshi can be easily mistaken for an Indian from West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, South India and rarely from North India without much difficulty but in order to be mistaken for Bangladeshi Bengali an Indian must practice Bangladeshi accent (Bangal) of Bengali language.

Bengalis from India eat mutton most and avoid beef for religious reason. Bangladeshis eat beef more than mutton and there is no religious restriction on beef consumption.

Bengalis from India are a little bit lighter and well built compared to Bangladeshis.

Many Bengalis from India generally have a dislike for Bangladeshis and refuse to consider them ‘Bengali’ and feel only they are flag bearer of Bengali culture.

Bangladeshis generally are less educated than Bengalis of India.

Bangladeshis are mostly farmers. Bengalis from India are industry workers.

Bengalis of India live in multi cultural country. They are exposed more to diverse culture. Bangladeshis on the other hand live in a small piece of land where they are never exposed to multi ethnic diverse culture.

A lot of Bengalis in India have Bangladesh background who fled the land to escape from Pakistani army in 1971 but same is not true for Bangladeshis. Only few Bangladeshis have West Bengal background.

Bengalis of India have a bad reputation of being miser. Bangladeshis have a comparatively better reputation of being more open to spend money.

Bengalis of India generally feel cold for Bangladeshis as most of them can not relate to Bangladeshi way of living and cultural difference. Same is true for Bangladeshi.

In Bengal (India) if you speak Hindi you will not have a surprise look. Its considered normal to them but if same is happening in Bangladesh or a Bangladeshi try to speak Hindi people will have a weird look at him.

Bengalis of India generally don’t visit Bangladesh while Bangladeshis go to Indian Bengal very often.

Bengalis of India are not exposed to Bangladeshi media but Bangladeshis are over exposed to Bengali media of India.

Bengali is ethnicity. Bangladeshi is nationality.

There are Bengalis in India also. Almost 100 million. They are called Indian Bengali. Their ethnicity is Bengali but nationality is Indian.

‘Bangladeshi’ is comparatively new identity than ‘Indian Bengali’ identity. There was no Bangladeshi before 1971. All Bangladeshis were called ‘Pakistani Bengali’. When Bangladesh was born Pakistani Bengalis became Bangladeshi Bengali or just Bangladeshi.

There are debates between Indian Bengalis and Bangladeshi Bengali on which nationality (Bangladeshi / Indian) better represents Bengali ethnicity. For Hindu Bengalis Indian identity represents Bengalis more , for Muslims of Bangladesh ‘Bangladeshi’ better represents Bengalis. There are Hindu Bengalis in Bangladesh also but they are in dilemma most of the time. They are Bangladeshi Bengali but tend to be more loyal to Indian Bengal where their relatives reside.

Indian Hindu Bengalis have a sense of superiority and thinks they are upholder of Bengali culture while Bangladeshi Muslim Bengalis thinks Indian Bengalis are more Indian than Bengali. Only Bangladeshi Bengalis are upholders of Bengali culture.

This ongoing debate will never gonna be over. Each nationality is patriotic towards the respective nation. Since Indian Bengalis were always Indians their attachment for India is same as other Indian ethnicitites. They can’t differentiate Bengali from Indian. Bangladesh was born with an ideology that Bengali is completely separate group of people from Pakistanis and Indians. So Bangladeshis think they represents Bengalis more.

People speaking Bengali language. Almost 250 million+ speak Bengali language, on the other hand, according to the constitution of Bangladesh, people lived in or born in Bangladesh referred as Bangladeshi. It’s not mandatory you need to speak Bengali to be a Bangladeshi. There are some indigenous society speak their own mother tongue and referred as Bangladeshi.

In general concept, Bengali if you sense the pronounce as “Bangali” is point out the concept of Bengali nation like Panjabi in India, Tamil in Sri Lanka.

Apart from the difference in religion, how can you distinguish between an Indian Bengali and a Bangladeshi national?

I have read the other top answers to this question and I am a bit surprised that many other people have reduced the Indian Bengali to Indian Bengali from the South Bengal and that too from the Urban or Sub-urban regions(Ghoti) and the Bangladeshi Bengali to the Dhakaiya Bengali(Bangal).

Let us start from the Basics:

As one can see clearly, neither is Bangla spoken only in West Bengal in India nor is it spoken in all of Bangladesh.

Different dialects of Bangla.

Of all these dialects, the Rarh/Nadia dialect shown in Bright red forms the basis of the Standard Bengali language. It is this variety of Bengali, Non-Bengalis are usually aware of and is the one taught in schools.

Colloquial Bengali spoken in Kolkata and Dhaka is a bit different though. The Kolkatan dialect is closer to written Standard Bangla, as Kolkata falls under the Rarh region as well. Dhakaiya Bangla or Bangalbhasha, on the other hand, is quite different from Standard Bengali.

Note: The Bangal dialect is itself very diverse and has small but important changes from region to region.

Now neither does Kolkata represent all West Bengalis, let alone all Indian Bengalis nor does Dhaka represent all Bangladeshi Bengalis.

Many Kolkatans forget that Bengalis exist in North Bengal, Andaman, Tripura and Barak as well.

The Rajbongshi dialect in West Bengal is similar to the Rajbongshi spoken in Bangladesh(Bangladeshi dictator Hussain Ershad was a Rajbongshi/Nashya Sheikh). Similarly, Barak Valley is part of the historical Sylhet region. Sylheti even has it’s own script called Sylhet Nagari.

A 19th-century Islamic book called Halat-un-Nabi written using the Sylhet Nagari

Best of all the dialects of Bangla has to be the Chittagong one! It is Mutually Unintelligible with Standard Bengali. Yes, that means if you learn Standard Bengali only, you won’t be able to understand Chatgaya Bangla, a dialect spoken by more than 16 million Bengalis.

So, sorry for disappointing you won’t be able to distinguish between an Indian Bengali and a Bangladeshi Bengali based on their language. It is sadly just a myth perpetuated by many Kolkatan Bengalis. As someone who’s grandparents came to Kolkata from Bikrampur, I understand the Bangal accent very well but I don’t speak it very fluently. As a rule of thumb, children from poorer socio-economic backgrounds hold on to the Bangal dialect more than the ones from the richer background who speak solely in Standard Bangla.

Finally, this Ghoti/Bangal business first and foremost is limited to Hindus. These differences didn’t spill over to the Bengali Muslims who form the majority of Bengalis worldwide. Any method which doesn’t apply to the majority of the population is faulty by definition.

So unless you ask a Bengali what nation they belong to it’s very, very hard to define what nation they are from.

That image of Poor Bengali Muslim Farmer toiling in the fields can very well be that of a proud Indian Bengali Muslim. That Vaishnava Lady with a Tilak across her forehead who spent her life saying the Harinam can very well be a proud Bangladeshi. That stylish Hijabi who annoys everyone with her edgy feminist posts on Twitter can very well be a Kolkatan. That Bearded young man with a Che Guevara T-shirt who raves about atheism, secularism and acts rebellious all the time can very well be a Dhakaite.

Bengalis became a Buddhist Nation under the Palas and reverted back to Hinduism under the Senas, during the Muslim rule of Sultans, Mughals and Nawabs, millions of Bengalis accepted Islam until we came under the rule of the British.

Yet the Partition of Bengal changed it’s fundamental character forever. The lines were drawn arbitrarily, not even following the religious demography always.

That thin yellow line destroyed millions of lives including that of my own family.

Thankfully, unlike in Pakistan’s Punjab where the Partition was complete not just politically but culturally as well, in Bangladesh it was the opposite. The War of 1971 was a war which undid the walls of partition. But the frosty relations between Dhaka and New Delhi makes sure that the even the rubble of that ugly wall is a strong enough barrier between the Bengalis.

Thank you, Mr Gopalkrishna Vishwanath, for the A2A, but I must apologize to you that I couldn’t answer your question directly. I can only request you to imagine if Malappuram was claimed by Pakistan when you were young and someone had put the same question to you years later. You couldn’t have answered. It’s impossible. Even though Bangladeshi Bengalis and Indian Bengalis don’t admit this, the only difference between us is religion. The only reason we stand on opposite sides of a border today is religion.

What is the difference between Bengali and Bangladeshi food?

“Bengali” and “Bangladeshi” food are terms that often overlap, as a significant portion of the cuisine in Bangladesh is Bengali due to the dominant Bengali ethnic group in the country. However, there are regional and cultural variations within Bangladesh that may contribute to differences in culinary practices. Here’s a general overview:

1. Bengali Food:
   • Wider Regional Context: Bengali cuisine is not limited to Bangladesh; it is also prevalent in the Indian state of West Bengal. Therefore, when referring to Bengali food, it encompasses the culinary traditions of both West Bengal and Bangladesh.
   • Common Ingredients: Bengali cuisine is characterized by the use of rice as a staple, along with fish, vegetables, lentils, and a variety of spices. Mustard oil is a commonly used cooking medium, and mustard seeds are a popular spice.
   • Signature Dishes: Bengali cuisine is renowned for its sweets (like rasgulla and sandesh), fish curries (such as macher jhol), various vegetable dishes, and unique preparations of rice and lentils.
2. Bangladeshi Food:
   • National Cuisine: Bangladeshi food specifically refers to the culinary traditions within the borders of Bangladesh. While there is a considerable overlap with Bengali cuisine, certain regional specialties and variations may be more pronounced.
   • Diversity: Bangladesh has a diverse culinary landscape influenced by historical, geographical, and cultural factors. Some regional specialties might include Sylheti cuisine, which is known for its distinctive flavors and spice levels.
   • Influences: Bangladeshi food reflects influences from Mughal, Persian, and other South Asian cuisines. The country’s culinary traditions have evolved over centuries due to trade, migration, and cultural exchanges.

In essence, Bengali and Bangladeshi food share a common heritage, but the term “Bangladeshi food” is more specific to the culinary practices within the borders of Bangladesh. Both cuisines are rich in flavors, emphasize rice as a staple, and showcase a variety of dishes incorporating locally available ingredients.

Afroz tells me while everyday fish curries in Indian Bengali cuisine are known for their subtlety, the same in Bangladesh relies heavily on rich, spicy flavours. “Not just a fish curry, even a shaak (saag or leafy greens) is first blanched and then given a tadka with onion, garlic and green chillies.

What is the difference between “Bengali” and “Kolkata Bengali”?

There are two types of Bengalis in India

1. Ghoti
2. Bangal

Ghoti Bengalis are a part of people who have roots in present day called West Bengal, parts of Assam, Odisha and Jharkhand. While Bangals have roots in present day called Bangladesh and some parts of Tripura and some other parts of Assam.

Both Ghoti Bengalis and Bangals are of various types as based on locations.

Ghoti Bengalis has a subset of Kolkata Bengalis as well as such as Mednipore Bengalis, Durgapur Bengalis, Bankura Bengalis, Burdwan Bengalis and few more based on geographical locations. It changes from district to district.

Similarly Bangals have subsets of Dhaka Bengalis, Khulna Bengalis and few more based on geographical location. It changes from district to district.

There is altogether a new type of Bengalis and they are Probasi Bengalis who have ancestral home at Bengal but resides elsewhere. They are of two types Probasi Ghoti Bengalis and Probasi Bangals. This is not based on regions where we stay.

So according to your search you wanted to search Kolkata Ghoti Bengalis are a Subset of Ghotis who are subset of Bengalis.

PS: I am a Probasi Ghoti Bengali myself.

What do Indian Bengalis think about Bangladeshi Bengalis and vice-versa

I am an Indian Bengali and by religion Muslim. My family used to own a small zamindari in a western district in WB for at least 10 generations (records from 1700 AD till land reform in 1977) and our only connection to Bangladesh is a section of extended family who chose to migrate to Dhaka to seek economic fortune after the independence of Bangladesh with one of them becoming first elected President of Bangladesh. So I can safely count myself close to 100% IB by genetics and culture and I can give the POV of an IB muslim.

Growing up I did not have much knowledge about BB or even our relatives settled there, but I have always seen a sense of superiority and snobbishness among IBs (including welloff IB muslims, among whom the ‘Bhadrolok’ disease has spread :P) vis-a-vis their Bangladeshi counterparts. There was little cultural exchange prior to the advent of internet and unlike Bangladesh where IB literature is widely devoured, BB literature is not readily available in many parts of IB. IB media until recently gave almost zero coverage to Bangladesh.

In last 3 years I have had the opportunity to meet some Bangladeshi people during a visit to China, at my engineering college and learn about bangladesh and its society in greater detail.

The following are my understanding about BBs —

a> BBs are more emotional and less rational compared to IBs in their words and action. Same can be said about some of the bangaals residing in WB w.r.t. Ghotis.

b> BBs are far higher risk takers, BBs have spread to all over the world even for menial labours, from orchards of Greece to Harlem in NY, construction work in ME to small business across China. It is surprising to see so many BBs spread across the world, although many of them work there under difficult circumstances I can not but salute the enterprise among BBs, specially the people from Sylhet. IBs should learn from them.

c> BBs are much more welcoming and hospitable then IBs, it is beyond comparison. BBs also spend much more than IBs of similar economic level.

d> Although BBs are more religious than IBs (that goes for both hindus and Muslims), I have found BBs to be much more corrupt than IBs. Probably this is a result of their dysfunctional administrative system, despite similar destructive trends IBs enjoy more stable administration thanks to strong central government. At the same time I must admit BB has very strong liberal society, which is probably one of the most liberal groups within the global muslim community.

e> Protests and Bandhs are common across both Bengals, but BBs outshine IBs in their destructive, rebellious acts.

f> BBs despite being more religious and poorer have outshone IBs (and India in general ) in many socio-economic parameters. There is no equivalent organizations like BRAC and Grameen Bank created in WB by IBs. (Banndhan is still at nascent stage)

g> Currently both Bengals are ruled by fiery women. But BBs favour family dynasties and have let their country’s political future dependent on two corrupt, family matriarchs who treat this great country as their personal fiefdom. The cocktail of religion and right-wing political discourse does not
bode well for Bangladesh.IBs are more politically savvy and despite WB not being very wellrun have managed to keep the politics dynasty-free, sectarianism-free and less corrupt until the recent years.

h>IBs have produced more globally-acclaimed intellectuals and achievers than BBs. Althoughthere are people like Zahid Hasan, Salman Khan, Jawed Karim, Prof. Muhammad Yunus coming up among BBs, BBs are still far behind. Probably because most of the Hindu intellectuals and achievers who have come up among IBs had several generation of educated ancestors, BBs are primarily muslims who have not had as many generations of educated ancestors. BBs have made remarkable progress but it will still take a few generations and strong economy to produce equally renowned intellectuals.

h>Last but not the least BBs are fierecly nationalist/ethno-chauvinist (IBs do not have that strong ethnic identity), they are very proud of Bangla language and cultural heritage (unlike IBs in WB where English is nowadays is given more prominence than Bangla). BBs continue to be the flag-bearer of Bengali language and culture worldwide whereas I highly doubt the survival of Bengali language and culture in WB by 2100.

What is the difference between Indian Bengalis and Bangladeshi Bengalis? How do they feel about each other’s countries and people?

Standard of life of Indian bengalis are much better than that of their Bangladeshi counterparts because Indian bengalis are fortunate to get Mumbai, Delhi, Noida, Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore, Jaipur, Lucknow, Chennai type Cities to earn, learn and survive besides many of their home addicted people can enjoy a better life in Kolkata.

In the matter of health care because Kolkata is not as good as other Indian Cities in health care but far better than Dhaka, so Indian bengalis can live peacefully to get good health care in Kolkata besides Other Indian Cities which Bangladeshi bengalis have to obtain Visa and arrange others things.

Besides Indian bengalis can enjoy the Indian Passport’s international value which is far better than Bangladesh. But I heard Bangladeshi bengalis can test good Hilsha of Bangladeshi Ganga river named Padma river there. Indian bengalis are deprived of Ganga Hilda fish because Ganga gave a miss it’s downstream post Bhagalpur and divert towards Bangladesh. So original Ganga is flowing through Bangladesh naming Padma giving tasty Hilsha fish to Bangladeshi bengalis.

Who are the Bengalis?

Bengalis?

Being a Bengali – lets see how much I know myself.

1. We are naturally egocentric.
2. We will always have a Dak naam (nickname) – some times multiple nickname- my name is Fushaan and Babu.
3. We love to think of ourselves as intellectuals.
4. We are by birth poet, painter, philosopher, actor, critics and politician.
5. We are culturally rich people.
6. We are by default inheritance of Rabindranath Thakur (not Tagore), Subhash Chandra Bose, Satyajit Ray, Satyendra Nath Bose, Bidhan Chandra Ray, Amartya Sen and any eminent Bengalies. (Not by birth by ethnicity)
7. For us Rabindranath Tagore is the sentiment.
8. For us, films mean Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Ritwik Ghatak and World Cinema. Bollywood – not for intellectual Bengalis.
   1. However, we prefer Hrishkesh Mukherjee, Shakti Samanta and Basu Chaterjee ‘s movies from Bollywood.
   2. For us, Uttam Kumar & Suchitra Sen is the ultimate romantic idol. Not Kajol-Sharukh or any other.
9. For us, music starts from Rabindra Sangeet, Hemanta Kumar, Salil Choudhury and ends at Manna Dey or Kishore Kumar or Kumar Sanu.
   1. Ahem- Arijit Singh is partially Bengali, so we love his songs as well.
10. For us, literature starts with Rabindranath Tagore, Sarat Chandra, Bibhuti Bhusan Bandyopadhyay. Remember, we are the possessors of colossal literature.
    1. However, we read English, French, German literature as well.
    2. For us, Ata gache tota pakhi dalim gache mou[1] has same importance as Twinkle twinkle little star as childhood rhymes.
11. We have our own sleuth Feluda, Bomkesh, Kaka Babu[2] and many more. We prefer to read them first before we go for Mr. Homes.
12. We are habituated to find associations with eminent personalities around the world.
    1. Mr. Amitabh Bachan, Mr. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is our jamais (son -in-laws).
    2. Sentimentally not technically, Mother Teresa is Bengali for us.
13. For us when it comes to being Bengali, it doesn’t matter who you are -Hindu , Muslim or Christian. So, certainly, Bengalis are undoubtedly secular.
    1. For us all Indians other then Bengalis are non-bengalis. (EDIT 1)
14. For us, 12 months comes with 13 festivals (Bangaleer baro mashe tero parbon). We even celebrate Christmas, Eid and Rabindra Jayanti (birth of Rabindranath Tagore).
    1. And we merrily celebrate New Year in 1st January and Poila Baishak in 14th April (Bengali New Year) both.
15. We love to travel. For us, the weekend means DIPUDA– DIGHA – PURI & DARJEELING.
    1. On New Year we eagerly gaze at holiday lists on the calendar to take a break from work.
    2. Shantiniketan is our best countryside road trip along with Digha.
16. We prefer to choose macher jhol- bhaat and misti doi (fish curry -rice & sweet curd) in comparison to any other exquisite cuisine.
    1. Biriyani is our second most favourite.
    2. Moghlai & Roll are our evening snacks, never a main course.
17. We are Bengali first then we are Indian.
18. We are slothful, intelligent and charming.

Conclusion

There have a huge difference between Bengali and Bangladeshi. Bengali is a nation by blood but Bangladeshi is a nation by the nationality of Bangladesh. For Example: If you are a british or Indian or spanish or something like that and anyhow if you get the citizenship of Bangladesh then gou will be Bangladeshi but not Bengali.

Like that people who are Bengali by blood but they have not the citizenship of Bangladesh are not Bangladeshi. Though they are Bengali. Millions of Bengali’s are live around the world like them. For Example: Millions of Bengali people are live in Kolkata, West Bengal, Asham, Meghalaya and all of them are Indian by citizenship though they are Bengali by blood.

There are 210 millions of people are live in Bangladesh with the citizenship of that country . All of them are Bangladeshi but all of them are not the Bengali. Though most of the people of Bangladesh are the Bengali although there live about 46 more ethnic peopls as like Chakma, Marma, Garon, Shawtal, Monipuri etc. And also some other small national lives in Bangladesh.

The people who are Bengali and also have the citizenship of Bangladesh are called Bangladeshi Bengali.

Once upon a time Bengal and Bangladesh were the same. The meaning of ‘Bangladesh’ is ‘The Land of Bengal’ or more correctly ‘The Country of Bengal’. All the Bengali ethnic people including Rabindranath Tagore addressed the region as Bangladesh. But one day, However, one day, Bengal was separated into East Bengal and West Bengal by British.

It was to break their unity that was becoming a threat to the British ruler. At 1947, East Bengal and West Bengal was totally separated in the partition. At 1971, East Bengal was separated from Pakistan and was established as a independent country and officially adapted the name ‘Bangladesh’.

However, At the partition of 1947, A lot of Bengali politician, including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, known as the father of the nation of Bangladesh, wanted whole Bengal including Calcutta in the independent country of Bengal. But West Pakistani politician didn’t agree with them having one of the reason that than Pakistan’s capital would be in East Bengal, not in their very own region.

However, Bengali people are the people from whole Bengal region. And the Bengali who is from the independent country of Bengal are Bangladeshi. Some other ethnicity of Chittagong Hill Tracts also come in the nationality of Bangladesh. At present, the other region of Bengal outside of Bangladesh, mainly West Bengal and Tripura, is being ruled by India.

What is the difference between Bengali and Bangladeshi?