@ssam00 West to what?? There is no East Bengal but Bangladesh. For India it is Bengal, for Bengalis it is West Bengal. We are part of India hence Bengal because Bangladesh is a separate country.
@fcgfgcfg I think the rationale behind keeping the "Pashchim" part was to recognize (and remember) the fact that this is not "Bengal", only a part of it. It's more of a sentimental issue especially for many East Bengal migrants who were driven out of their homeland. To name our state as Bengal/ Bangla/ Bongobhoomi etc will be equivalent to forgetting that chapter of our history.
west bengal was right
soumenhalder1 1 month ago
I strongly dis name ....We want only bengal...support us in facebook visit our page. Your likes and comments is important to us.
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abhijitopen 5 months ago
@abhijitopen type in facebook "Change-Paschimbongo-to-Bengal" and support us
abhijitopen 5 months ago
disappointed.... i expected only BENGAL.
apbangali 6 months ago
Why couldn't they name it Bengal?
fcgfgcfg 6 months ago
@fcgfgcfg because it is not the entire bengal, only the western part of bengal.
ssam00 6 months ago
@ssam00 West to what?? There is no East Bengal but Bangladesh. For India it is Bengal, for Bengalis it is West Bengal. We are part of India hence Bengal because Bangladesh is a separate country.
fcgfgcfg 6 months ago
@fcgfgcfg I think the rationale behind keeping the "Pashchim" part was to recognize (and remember) the fact that this is not "Bengal", only a part of it. It's more of a sentimental issue especially for many East Bengal migrants who were driven out of their homeland. To name our state as Bengal/ Bangla/ Bongobhoomi etc will be equivalent to forgetting that chapter of our history.
ssam00 6 months ago