Hinduism in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Hindus
Bāṅlādēśi Hindu
বাংলাদেশী হিন্দু
	Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka
Total population
	13,130,109 (2022 Census) ; (7.95% of the country's population)
Regions with significant populations
	All over Bangladesh
Dhaka Division	2,766,874 (6.26%)
Rangpur Division	2,290,450 (12.98%)
Chittagong Division	2,196,947 (6.61%)
Khulna Division	2,007,502 (11.54%)
Sylhet Division	1,491,315 (13.51%)
Rajshahi Division	1,159,197 (5.70%)
Barisal Division	750,177 (8.24%)
Mymensingh Division	481,742 (3.92%)
Religions
	Hinduism (majority); Tribal religions identified as Hindus (minority)
Languages
	Sanskrit (Liturgical); Bangla and other tribal languages

Hinduism is the second largest religion in Bangladesh, as according to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, approximately 13.1 million people responded as Hindus, constituting 7.95% of the nation.^[4]^[5] Bangladesh is the third-largest Hindu populated country in the world, after India and Nepal. Hinduism is the second-largest religion in 61 of 64 districts in Bangladesh, but there are no Hindu majority districts in Bangladesh.

The Hindu community has many similar issues as the predominantly Muslim community of Bangladesh. These include women's rights, dowry, poverty, unemployment, and others. Issues unique to the Hindu community include maintenance of Hindu culture and temples in Bangladesh. Small sects of Islamists constantly try to politically and socially isolate the Hindus of Bangladesh.^[6]

^ "Census 2022: Bangladesh population now 165 million". Dhaka Tribune. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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^ Schulte-Droesch, Lea (2018). Making place through ritual : land, environment and region among the Santal of Central India. De Gruyter. p. 187. ISBN 978-3-11-053973-8. OCLC 1054397811.
^ "Population & Housing Census-2011: Union Statistics" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. March 2014. p. xiii. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ "Bangladesh Population (2021) – Worldometer". worldometers.info. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ बांग्लादेश में ¨हदू परिवारों के हमलावरों पर हो कार्रवाई : सुशील. Dainik Jagran. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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[3] Schulte-Droesch, Lea (2018). Making place through ritual : land, environment and region among the Santal of Central India. De Gruyter. p. 187. ISBN 978-3-11-053973-8. OCLC 1054397811.

[census2011-4] "Population & Housing Census-2011: Union Statistics" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. March 2014. p. xiii. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[5] "Bangladesh Population (2021) – Worldometer". worldometers.info. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[jagran.com-6] बांग्लादेश में ¨हदू परिवारों के हमलावरों पर हो कार्रवाई : सुशील. Dainik Jagran. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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Total population

Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka
13,130,109 (2022 Census) (7.95% of the country's population) ^[1]
Regions with significant populations
All over Bangladesh
Dhaka Division	2,766,874 (6.26%)
Rangpur Division	2,290,450 (12.98%)
Chittagong Division	2,196,947 (6.61%)
Khulna Division	2,007,502 (11.54%)
Sylhet Division	1,491,315 (13.51%)
Rajshahi Division	1,159,197 (5.70%)
Barisal Division	750,177 (8.24%)
Mymensingh Division	481,742 (3.92%)
Religions
Hinduism (majority)^[2] Tribal religions identified as Hindus (minority)^[3]
Languages
Sanskrit (Liturgical) Bangla and other tribal languages