Roey, it is possible for multiple countries to have 'a claim' over great personalities of the past. Rumi for instance is claimed by several countries.
In the case of Bangladesh, where many of our grandparents were citizens of three different countries during their lifetime, it is even more understandable that we would claim as our own those people who have a significant attachment to our region, regardless of their current national affiliation. The Tagore's had significant land holdings in what is now Bangladesh and so did the Rays. In fact, I know that members of Satyajit Ray's family still visit their ancestral home near Kishoreganj and that festivals commemorating his work are still held there often. The same goes for Amartya Sen, Satyendra Nath Bose, etc.
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