Bengali Christians
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Bengali Christians are adherents of Christianity among the Bengali people. Christianity took root in Bengal after the arrival of Portuguese voyagers in the 16th century. It witnessed further conversio
North façade of the St. Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta
Archdiocese of Calcutta
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dhaka
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chittagong
Bengali Muslims
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Bengali Muslims are adherents of Islam who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. Comprising over 70% of the global Bengali population, they are the second-largest ethnic
Bengali Christians
…and Northern District Side have significant Christian populations. Some Catholic Bengali Christians have Portuguese surnames. In a tradition similar to Bengali Muslims (who have Arabic and Persian names), Bengali Christians adopted Portuguese surnames due to the early influence of Portuguese missionaries in spreading…
Bengali Muslim men performing Eid prayer at Sholakia Eidgah in Bangladesh
The Mosque City of Bagerhat is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
A manuscript painting from the Bengal Sultanate depicting Alexander the Great in Nizami Ganjavi's Iskandarnama. The manuscript was produced during the reign of Sultan Nusrat Shah.
Pathrail Mosque