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Bangladesh has a small community of the Baháʼí Faith. Baháʼís have spiritual centres in Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Jessore, Rangamati and other places. Bangladesh has a very small number of Sarnaist followers, mostly Mundas or Santalis. Bangladesh also has a tiny Brahmo Samaj community.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
At the time, Bengal was divided into the three city states of Sonargaon, Satgaon and Lakhnauti. In 1352, the three city states were united by Ilyas Shah into a single, unitary, independent Bengal Sultanate. The creation of the Bengal Sultanate sparked several Bengal-Delhi Wars, which resulted in Delhi recognizing Bengal's independence.
Hinduism is the second-largest religion in 61 out of 64 districts of Bangladesh, but there is no Hindu majority district in Bangladesh. In October 2022, the Government of Bangladesh proclaimed that it is dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of the Hindu minority community, after attacks on Hindu temples during religious pujas , Hindu ...
Bangladesh religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) + Bangladeshi people by religion (6 C) B. Buddhism in Bangladesh (8 C, 15 P) C. Christianity in Bangladesh (9 C, 7 P) E.
Khan Jahan Ali or Ulugh Khān (Bengali: উলুগ খান জাহান), was a Muslim saint and the Khan-i-Azam of Khalifatabad (now in Bangladesh). It is believed that he built the great Mosque City of Bagerhat, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] Tomb of Khan Jahan Ali
The Constitution of Bangladesh includes secularism as one of the four fundamental principles, [1] despite having Islam as the state religion by 2A. [2] Islam is referred to twice in the introduction and Part I of the constitution and the document begins with the Islamic phrase Basmala (بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ) which in English is translated as ...
Shia Muslims are a minority in Bangladesh, with roughly 2% of the population being Shia. [1] [needs update] Many Bangladeshi Shi'a Muslims belong to the Bihari community.Even though there are only small numbers of Shi'as, the observance commemorating the martyrdom of Ali's sons, Hasan and Husayn, are still widely observed by the nation's Sunni community; highlighting the historical influence ...