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  2. Hinduism in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    BJHM (Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mahajote) claimed in its report that in 2017, at least 107 people of the Hindu community were killed and 31 fell victims to enforced disappearance 782 Hindus were either forced to leave the country or threatened to leave, and besides this, 23 were forced to get converted into other religions and at least 25 Hindu ...

  3. Bangladeshi society - Wikipedia

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    Although Hindu society used to be [7] formally stratified into caste categories, caste did not figure prominently in the Bangladeshi Hindu community. About 75 percent of the Hindus in Bangladesh belonged to the lower castes, notably namasudras (lesser cultivators), and the remainder belonged primarily to outcaste or untouchable groups.

  4. Religion in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of Bangladesh declares Islam as the state religion. Bangladesh is the fourth-largest Muslim-populated country. Muslims are the predominant community of the country and they form the majority of the population in all eight divisions of Bangladesh.

  5. 2011 Bangladeshi census - Wikipedia

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    Data were recorded from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh, including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. [citation needed] Bangladesh and India also conducted ...

  6. Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The Muslim festivals of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Mawlid, Muharram, Chand Raat, Shab-e-Barat; the Hindu festivals of Durga Puja, Janmashtami and Rath Yatra; the Buddhist festival of Buddha Purnima, which marks the birth of Gautama Buddha, and the Christian festival of Christmas are national holidays in Bangladesh and see the most widespread ...

  7. Constitution of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Proclaims that Islam is the state religion, but guarantees equal status and equal rights to all religions. [35] Declares Bangla as the state language. [36] Specifies the national anthem, national flag, and national emblem of the Republic. [37] Declares Dhaka as the national capital. [38] Provides eligibility for citizenship. [39]

  8. Freedom of religion in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Bangladesh is one of the few Muslim-majority nations where "proselytizing" i.e. conversions from one religion to another are generally accepted and is legalized by law under article 41 of the constitution, subject to law, public order, and morality. [5] Bangladesh was founded as a secular state, but Islam was made the state religion in the 1980s.

  9. Islam in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    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 ]