Buddhism is the third-largest religious affiliation and formed about 0.63% of the population of Bangladesh. 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. About 1 million people in Bangladesh adhere to the Theravada school of Buddhism. 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, other Jumma people and the Barua. The remaining 35% are Bengali Buddhists. Buddhist communities are present in the urban centers of Bangladesh, particularly Chittagong and Dhaka.
Buddha Dhatu Zadi, a Buddhist temple in Bandarban
The earliest statue of Buddha found in Mahasthangarh
Atisha is one of the ancient priests from the Pala dynasty who is followed within the Bangladeshi Buddhist sects.
Dipankara Srijan, president of the Chittagong Buddhist Association, as leader of a delegation at the 6th Buddhist council in Rangoon.
East Bengal was a non-contiguous province of the Dominion of Pakistan. Geographically eastern part of the Bengal region, East Bengal existed from 1947 until 1955, when it was renamed East Pakistan. Today, the area is an independent country, Bangladesh. With its coastline on the Bay of Bengal, it bordered India and Burma. It was located close to, but did not share a border with, Nepal, Tibet, the Kingdom of Bhutan and the Kingdom of Sikkim. It's capital was Dacca, now known as Dhaka.
Rs. 5 banknote of colonial RBI issued under stampage of Pakistan
Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin with the Pakistan cricket team
A. K. Fazlul Huq
Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, one of the first female lawmakers from East Bengal