Islam is the top religion for Bangladeshi Muslims which constitute 90% of total population. The Hindus are of about 9%. The others of Bangladeshis are as as Buddhism and Christianity.
The religions have been always the strong part of everyone's identity and this always varies in different times.
Most of the followers of Buddhism in Bangladesh live in the South-Eastern region, especially in the Chittagong Hilly area, Chittagong and Comilla district. Most of the Buddhists of Chittagong Hill Tracts belong to the Chakma, Chak, Marma, Tanchungya and the Khyang, who since time immemorial have practiced Buddhism. Other tribals, notably those who practice Animism, have come under some Buddhist influence, and this is true in the case of the Khumi and the Mru, and to a lesser extent on the other tribes. Buddhism is also practiced by the Bengali speaking Baruas; who are almost exclusively Buddhist and are concentrated heavily in the Chittagong area.
Christianity arrived in what is now Bangladesh during the late sixteenth to early seventeenth century AD, through the Portuguese traders and missionaries.
Christians account for approximately 0.3% of the total population. Roman Catholicism is dominant; the remaining Christians are predominantly Protestant.
Picture of National Mosque:
Muslims organized about 90 percent of total population in the Country. Most Musalmans in Bangladesh obey Sunnis. There is a small part is Shiea.
Most of those who are Shia reside in urban areas. Although these Shias
are few in number, Shia observance commemorating the martyrdom of Ali's
sons, Hasan and Husayn, is widely observed by the nation's Sunnis.
The Muslim community in the Bengal region developed independent of
the dominant Islamic trends in India. The preservation of pre-Islamic
cultural elements from Buddhist and Hindu periods made the commitment to
Islam uniquely Bangladeshi. Features of Bangladeshi Hinduism, which
differed in some respects from Hinduism in other parts of South Asia,
influenced both the practices and the social structure of the
Bangladeshi Muslim community. In spite of the general personal
commitment to Islam by the Muslims of Bangladesh, observance of Islamic
rituals and tenets varies according to social position, locale, and
personal considerations. In rural regions, some beliefs and practices
tend to incorporate elements that differ from and often conflict with
orthodox Islam.
Hinduism
Hinduism is the second largest religious affiliation in Bangladesh, covering approximately 10 percent of the population as of 2001 census.In terms of population, Bangladesh is the third largest Hindu state of the world after India and Nepal.
In nature, Bangladeshi Hinduism closely resembles the forms and
customs of Hinduism practised in the neighbouring Indian state of West Bengal, with which Bangladesh (at one time known as East Bengal) was united until the partition of India in 1947.
Buddhism
About 0.7% (or just over 1,000,000 people) of Bangladesh population adheres to the Theravada school of Buddhism.Most of the followers of Buddhism in Bangladesh live in the South-Eastern region, especially in the Chittagong Hilly area, Chittagong and Comilla district. Most of the Buddhists of Chittagong Hill Tracts belong to the Chakma, Chak, Marma, Tanchungya and the Khyang, who since time immemorial have practiced Buddhism. Other tribals, notably those who practice Animism, have come under some Buddhist influence, and this is true in the case of the Khumi and the Mru, and to a lesser extent on the other tribes. Buddhism is also practiced by the Bengali speaking Baruas; who are almost exclusively Buddhist and are concentrated heavily in the Chittagong area.
Christianity
Main article: Christianity in Bangladesh
Christians account for approximately 0.3% of the total population. Roman Catholicism is dominant; the remaining Christians are predominantly Protestant.
Bahá'í Faith
Main article: Bahá'í Faith in Bangladesh
The Bahá'í Faith
in Bangladesh begins previous to its independence when it was part of
India. The roots of the Bahá'í Faith in the region go back to the first
days of the Bábí religion in 1844.[6] During Bahá'u'lláh's lifetime, as founder of the religion, he encouraged some of his followers to move to India.[7] And it may have been Jamál Effendi who was first sent and stopped in Dhaka more than once.[8]
The first Bahá'ís in the area that would later become Bangladesh was
when a Bengali group from Chittagong accepted the religion while in
Burma.[9] By 1950 there were enough members of the religion to elect Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assemblies in Chittagong and Dhaka.[10] The community has contributed to the progress of the nation of Bangladesh individually and collectively and in 2005 the World Christian Encyclopedia estimated the Bahá'í population of Bangladesh at almost 10,000.[
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