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  2. Ghosts in Bengali culture - Wikipedia

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    In Bangladesh (and sometimes India), Shakchunnis are different from Petnis, the former are said to live on top of trees and attack people who may disturb them. They are also believed to be invincible, able to be banished only through shamanistic rituals. Shakchunni's backstory unveils her past as a young woman who entered matrimony with a ...

  3. List of cities and towns in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Cumilla city also got a richer regional economy for remittances and the tourism industry. Rajshahi is also a big city and is known as the educational city of Bangladesh due to its well-marked educational institutions with better results and better educational performances. So we can say that the best 5 cities in Bangladesh are Dhaka, Chittagong ...

  4. Madaripur - Wikipedia

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    During the British era, Madaripur was a land of various movements and struggles. The famous leader of the Faraizi movement, Haji Shariatullah (1781-1840), was born in Bahadurpur of Shibchar, Madaripur. From 1820 to 1850, he led movements against religious superstitions, indigo planters, and zamindars' oppression. After Shariatullah's death, his ...

  5. Bangladeshi folk literature - Wikipedia

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    Bangladeshi Folk Literature (Bengali: বাংলাদেশী লোক সাহিত্য) constitutes a considerable portion of Bengali literature.Though it was created by illiterate communities and passed down orally from one generation to another it tends to flourish Bengali literature.

  6. Bengali mythology - Wikipedia

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    Bengali mythology in a literal sense has been a derivative of Vedic mythology.It can refer to the historical legends and folk tales of West Bengal and Bangladesh.Given the historical Hindu and Buddhist presence in the region, characters from Vedic and Hindu mythology are present within Bengali literature.

  7. Culture of Dhaka - Wikipedia

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    In recent years, many private radio networks, especially FM radio services, have been established in the city, such as Radio Foorti FM 88.0, Radio Today FM 89.6, Radio Amar FM 88.4, ABC Radio FM 89.2, DHAKA FM 90.4, etc. Bangladesh Television is the state-run broadcasting network, providing a wide variety of programs in Bengali and English ...

  8. Superstition Keeps Richest Man Out of Billion-Dollar House

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    A year ago, we brought you the story of Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, who built a Mumbai skyscraper for $1 billion and planned to use it as a private residence -- all 27 stories of it. Well ...

  9. Old Dhaka - Wikipedia

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    Old Dhaka (Bengali: পুরান ঢাকা, romanized: Puran Dhaka) is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. [2] It ...