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Map of percentage of Bangladeshi Hindus by Upazila or Sub-district (2011 Census) Statue of Hindu Goddess Saraswati, Dhaka University According to the 2001 Bangladesh census , there were around 11.82 million Hindus in Bangladesh constituting 9.6% of the population, which at the time was 123.15 million. [ 24 ]
Following the partition of Bengal between the Hindu-majority West Bengal and the Muslim-majority East Bengal, there was an influx of Bengali Hindu/Bengali Muslim refugees from both sides. An estimation suggests that before the Partition, West Bengal had a population of 21.2 million, of whom 5.3 million, or roughly 25 percent, were Muslim ...
Bikrampur (lit.City of Courage) was a historic region and a sub-division of Dhaka within the Bengal Presidency during the period of British India.Located along the banks of the Padma River (a major distributary of the Ganges), it was a significant cultural and political centre in both ancient and medieval Bengal. [1]
In 1996, Dhakeshwari Temple was renamed Dhakeshwari Jatiya Mandir (National Temple) reflecting its position as the centre of Hindu culture and worship in Bangladesh. [5] This was the culmination of a major campaign by Bangladeshi Hindu groups who had been demanding official recognition for the primary Hindu place of worship following the ...
'Panam City') was an ancient settlement in Bangladesh, a portion of archaeological remains of which is situated at Sonargaon Upazila in Narayanganj District. [1] Panam Nagar traces its origins to the 13th century. Once a thriving commercial centre, it declined in the 17th century following the relocation of the capital from Sonargaon.
Map of percentage of Bangladeshi Hindus by Upazila or Sub-district (2011) Dhakeshwari Temple, the national temple and one of the largest temples of Bangladesh. Durga Puja celebrations in Dhakeshwari Temple, Dhaka Shiva Temple in Puthia, Rajshahi Ratha Yatra, one of the Hindu festivals in Bangladesh.
History of Bengal – geographical and ethno-linguistic region in South Asia. was politically divided in the 1947 Partition of Bengal based on religion: predominantly Hindu West Bengal became a province (now a state) of India, and predominantly Muslim East Bengal (now Bangladesh) became a province of Pakistan.
This is a list of some of the most notable Hindu temples in Bangladesh by district. Bangladesh is home to over 15 million Hindus and has tens of thousands of sprawling temples in its 64 districts. [ 1 ]