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London station gets Bengali signage, Mamata Banerjee calls 'victory of culture and heritage' Bengali Signage
Image Credit: Twitter/Mayor John Biggs

London station gets Bengali signage, Mamata Banerjee calls 'victory of culture and heritage'

IBNS | @indiablooms | 15 Mar 2022, 07:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In what would certainly make Bengalis proud, a London tube station has got Bengali signage, tweeted Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs.

Biggs shared on Twitter that the name of Whitechapel station is now written in two languages, English and Bengali.

He tweeted, "Delighted to see bilingual signs now installed at Whitechapel station - in both English and Bangla - funded by @TowerHamletsNow. Thanks to everyone who has worked on this campaign with us, and to @SadiqKhan for helping us to make it happen."

Biggs was instrumental in getting the Bengali signage in the Whitechapel station.

In his letter to the London Mayor, Biggs, as per media reports, had highlighted the importance of having bilingual sign boards saying, "Whitechapel is at the heart of the Bangladeshi community. Bilingual signs have been installed at Southall and replicating this at Whitechapel would be welcomed to mark the culture of British Bangladeshis and reflect the rich heritage and diversity."

Image Credit: Twitter/Mayor John BiggsImage Credit: Twitter/Mayor John Biggs

Praising the decision, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted, "Proud to note that the London Tube Rail has accepted Bengali as a language of signage at Whitechapel Station, signifying the increasing global importance & strength of the 1000-year old language Bengali."

"It underlines that the diaspora should work together in common cultural directions. It is a victory of our culture and heritage."

 

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