Buddhism in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Buddhists
	Bandarban Golden Temple
Total population
	Around 1,001,974; 0.61% of the total population of Bangladesh
Regions with significant populations
	Chittagong Hill Tracts; Cox Bazar; Chittagong; Dhaka; Barishal;
Languages
	Bengali, Chakma, Pali, Marma

Buddhism is the third-largest religious affiliation and formed about 0.61% of the population of Bangladesh.^[1]^[2] It is said that Buddha once in his life came to this region of East Bengal to spread his teachings and he was successful in converting the local people to Buddhism, specially in the Chittagong division and later on Pala empire propagate and patronized Buddhist religion throughout the Bengal territory.^[3]

About 1 million people in Bangladesh adhere to the Theravada school of Buddhism.^[4] Over 65% of the Buddhist population is concentrated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region, where it is the predominant faith of the Rakhine, Chakma, Marma, Tanchangya, Jumma people and the Barua. The remaining 35% are Bengali Buddhists. Buddhist communities are also present in the urban centers of Bangladesh, particularly Chittagong and Dhaka.

^ "Census 2022: Bangladesh population now 165 million". 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "Bangladesh : AT A GLANCE". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "Bangladesh Buddhists Live in the Shadows of Rohingya Fear - IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters". www.indepthnews.net. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
^ "Census 2022: Bangladesh population now 165 million". 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[1] "Census 2022: Bangladesh population now 165 million". 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[2] "Bangladesh : AT A GLANCE". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[3] "Bangladesh Buddhists Live in the Shadows of Rohingya Fear - IDN-InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters". www.indepthnews.net. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-12-09.

[4] "Census 2022: Bangladesh population now 165 million". 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

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