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The annual Bishwa Ijtema is the largest and most notable congregation of Muslims in Bangladesh. The Muslim community in the Bengal region i.e., Bangladesh and West Bengal , developed independently of the dominant Islamic rules in India. Features of Bangladeshi Hinduism, which similar to other parts of South Asia (Indian subcontinent ...
Islam is the largest and the state religion of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. [1] [2] According to the 2022 census, Bangladesh had a population of about 150 million Muslims, or 91.04% [3] of its total population of 165 million. [4] Muslims of Bangladesh are predominant native Bengali Muslims.
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 ...
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Islam is the state religion of Bangladesh. [229] However, the constitution also upholds secularism and ensures equal rights for all religions. [230] [229] Every citizen has the freedom to practice any religion. Islam the largest religion across the country, being followed by about 91.1% of the population. [5]
This makes Bangladesh the world's third largest Muslim majority country after Indonesia and Pakistan. Bengali Muslims also make up the world's second largest Muslim ethnic group after Arab Muslims. Most Bangladeshi Muslims are member of the Sunni branch of Islam. There are significant minorities of the Shia and Ahmadiya branches.
In the week since Hasina was ousted on Aug. 5, there have been at least 200 attacks against Hindus and other religious minorities across 52 districts, according to the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist ...
Shah Ahmad Shafi (1916–2020), former Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh; Nurul Islam Walipuri (born 1955), mufassir, teacher and author; Muhammad Waqqas (1952–2021), former secretary-general of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh; Obaidul Haque Wazirpuri (1934–2008), former co-president of Befaqul Madarisil Arabia Bangladesh