Bengali nationalism
Bengali nationalism (Bengali: বাঙালি জাতীয়তাবাদ, pronounced [baŋali dʒat̪i̯ot̪abad̪]) is a form of nationalism that focuses on Bengalis as a singular nation. Bengalis speak the Bengali language and mostly live across Bangladesh (East Bengal) and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam (Barak Valley). Bengali nationalism is one of the four fundamental principles according to the Constitution of Bangladesh and was the main driving force behind the creation of the independent nation state of Bangladesh through the 1971 liberation war. Bangladesh Awami League (the "pro-India and anti-Pakistan" political party, led by the Bengali Nationalists, their party slogan is Joy Bangla, which means "Victory to Bengal", this political party was founded by Bangabandhu and Bharatbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh and the Father of Nation of Bangladesh) doesn't allow Bihari Muslims (1%) to stay in Bangladesh (East Bengal), whereas Bangladesh Nationalist Party (the "anti-India and pro-Pakistan" political party, led by Religious Fundamentalists, their party slogan is "Bangladesh Zindabad") doesn't allow Bengali Hindus (8%) and Tribals (1%) to stay in Bangladesh (East Bengal). The present Government of Bangladesh is Bangladesh Awami League Government. Bengali Muslims make up the majority (90%) of Bangladesh's citizens (Bangladeshis), and are the largest minority in the Indian states of Assam (29%) and West Bengal (27%), whereas Bengali Hindus make up the majority (60%) of India's citizens (Indians) in Indian state of West Bengal, and are the largest minority in the Indian states of Assam (28%) and Jharkhand (8%) and the independent state of Bangladesh (8%).
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