Bangla25
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To be honest, I am glad WB opted to remain a part of India in '47 because if they were part of a bigger Bangladesh now then the Hindu population would be around 40-45%, which would have weakened our status as a Muslim majority nation.Don't know how I may sound but I do think there's some value in what @Bangla25 has said about Rain Man and it might even be applicable to a large number of West Bengalis. I don't find any real reason behind such hatred by them against us, consider our part, yes many Bangladeshis hate India but the hatred for India is a different thing, I've never met any Bangladeshi who hates West Bengal. Partition memories? Oh please, 70 years is a long time...
Deep inside, many West Bengalis are indeed struggling to convince themselves that they had made the right decision in '47 to remain under Indian Union especially after seeing us progressing so well. That makes them to fruitlessly highlight us as a failed state.
As for Bangladeshi people's attitude towards WB, I think most are completely oblivious of them. When was the last time you saw a Bangladeshi talking to a Hindu Bengali? I've not known any of my family, relatives, friends ever strike a friendship with a Hindu Bengali. However, we are neutral towards them (neither like them nor hate them) as opposed to say, Indians, who most Bangladeshis hate.