Would you mind telling us what exactly you mean by Islamic culture and how would you like to differentiate it from what you said Bangla culture?
@ Eastwatch. There is gulf of difference between the West Bengal Bengalee culture and our Bangladeshi Bengalee culture. It had been settled through various movement. Let me explain a little bit with my knowlege:
1. We the Bangalee muslim never belief on
"Mongol Prodip or Mongol Jatra" but this is being followed by West Bengalees. They start each and every work with "Mongol prodip". Now-a-days some of our people are following without realising it. Specially in our country there some cultural organisation like "Udichi", "Joy Bangla Sangscrity Gushti"etc. These cultural organisation always starts the work with "Mongal Prodip". Many a time it had been proved that these organisation are been financed by RAW.
2. It is said that in Hindu religion there is a
"Baro mashe tero puja"(in 12 months there is 13 pujas) so it is related with various "Malas"(Fair) and with various seasons. Since initially we were Bengalee and than we become muslim we have to forgo all these various "Malas" and functions. In our religion we have our own function like two Eids, "Shobebarat", Shabemiraj", "Eid Miladun-nabi" etc. These songs and various hindu related functions were restricted in our religion. Now, you would ask where it is written ?
3. In Muslim Bengalee culture we follow
"Puther Gun" but in Hindu culture they follow "Kobir Gun". As you know the Persian and Arabic culture was very rich in 15/16 century. At that time we the Bengalee muslims used to follow the Bengalee as a "kuththo Basha" and higher classes people used to read Arabic, Persi, Turkey etc. So, the common people did not had the capability to read and write. So, the Persian and Arabic schoolars invented this "Puthir Gun" and through this "Puthir Gun" the Islamic history and various other events were narrated and soon it became so popular in this Bengal that Hindus were in problem. Soon, the Hindu Schoolars also discover the alternative of this "Puthir Gun" and they invented "Kobir Gun". Although many Hindu schoolar also used this "Puthir Gun" in their religion. It was through this "Puthir Gun" for 3 to 4 centuries the Islam was spread in this area and their tradations were kept intact.
4. We the Muslims of Bengal always say water as "Pani" instead of
"Jol" just to differentiate.
5. We wear
"Lungi" instead of "Dhoti". This was the influence of "Wahabi Movement". Since than we also started our name on the line of Muslim.
6. We say meat as
"Goash" instead of "Mangsho". Some people say we say it since "Mangsho" is "Maer ongsho". If you donnot belief these things I have nothing to say but these are facts of our life.
7. We never give a "Fuller Mala" on a picture of deceased person.
8. Even giving "Fhool" on the "Bedi" of "Shahid Minor" is also not accepted in Islam. What is this "Shahid Bedi" means. Does not the term has come from Hindu religion. Well we belief on
"Milad Mahfil".
9. The Bengalee true women never gives
"Tip" on the forehead. That is why you would find that Indian Muslim girls/women and Pakistani girl/women never give "Tip".
10. We generally follow some Arabic and Persian words in our day to day life very frequently. This is our tradition and we are proud of that. Like
"Mashallah, Alhamdullah, Inshallah etc".