Bengali nationalism

#### Definition
Bengali nationalism emphasizes Bengali language, culture, and identity, often in opposition to religious division.

#### Core Principles
- Linguistic unity, secularism.

#### Historical Origins and Development
From 19th-century Bengal Renaissance; key in 1971 Bangladesh independence.

#### Key Thinkers or Figures
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Rabindranath Tagore.

#### Notable Variants
- Bangladeshi, West Bengal variants.

#### Criticisms or Controversies
Tensions with Islamic identity in Bangladesh.