Bangladeshis

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Bangladeshis
বাংলাদেশী
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Total population
166 million approx.
2.28% of the world's population
Regions with significant populations
 India 3,230,025 (2013)[1]
 Saudi Arabia 1,309,004 (2013)[2]
 UAE 1,089,917 (2013)[3]
 UK 451,529 (2011)[4]
 Malaysia 352,005 (2013)[5]
 Kuwait 279,169 (2013)[6]
 Qatar 220,403 (2013)[7]
 Oman 148,314 (2013)[8]
 Italy 113,811 (2011)[9]
 Bahrain 100,444 (2013)[10]
 Singapore 80,000 (2006)[11]
 Australia 52,920 (2011)[12]
 Maldives 47,951 (2013)[13]
 Canada 24,600 (2006)[14]
 USA 12,099 (2013)[15]
 Japan 9,641 (2014)[16]
 South Korea 8,514 (2014)[17]
 Greece 11,000[18]
 Spain 7,000[18]
 Russia 392[19]
Languages
Bengali and Indigenous minority languages[20]
Religion
Islam 86% (incl. Cultural Muslims)[21]
Om symbol.svg Hinduism 12%
Dharma Wheel.svg Buddhism 1%
Christianity[22] and others (such as Animists and non-religious) 0.4%.[23]
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Bangladeshis (also spelled Bangladeshies[a] Bengali: বাংলাদেশী[25] [baŋlad̪eʃi]), or Bangladeshi people, are citizens of Bangladesh, regardless of origin or country of residence.[24] Bangladesh is largely ethnically homogeneous with about 98% of the country's population being Bengali. The Chittagong Hill Tracts are home to more diverse indigenous peoples while few ethnic groups inhabiting in other regions. Today substantial populations with Bangladeshi ancestry exist in many different parts of the world as a result of emigration, notably in the Middle East, Japan, Malaysia, Bangladeshis in Italy and United Kingdom.

Ethnic groups[edit]

Main article: Ethnic groups in Bangladesh

The vast majority (about 98.5%) of Bangladeshis are of the Bengali ethno-linguistic group. Bengalis (বাঙালি Bangali) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group [26]native to the region of Bengal. They speak the Bengali language. This group also spans the neighbouring Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura.Remnants of civilisation in the greater Bengal region date back 4,000 years,[27][28] when the region was settled by Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman and Austroasiatic peoples. The origin of the word Bangla ~ Bengal is unknown, though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang that settled in the area around the year 1000 BCE.[29]

Minority ethnic groups include Meitei, Khasi, Santhals, Chakma, Garo (tribe), Biharis, Oraons, Mundas and Rohingyas. Bangladesh's tribal population was enumerated at 897,828 in the 1981 census.[30] These tribes are concentrated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and around Mymensingh, Sylhet, and Rajshahi. They are of Sino-Tibetan descent and differ markedly in their social customs, religion, language and level of development. They speak Tibeto-Burman languages and most are Buddhist or Hindu.[30] The four largest tribes are Chakmas, Marmas, Tipperas and Mros. Smaller groups include the Santals in Rajshahi and Dinajpur, and Khasis, Garos, and Khajons in Mymensingh and Sylhet regions. There are small communities of Meitei people in the Sylhet district, which is close to the Meitei homeland across the border in Manipur, India.

Languages[edit]

Main article: Languages of Bangladesh

Although Bangladesh is home to 38 different languages, Bengali (Bangla) serves as the lingua franca of the nation, with 98% of Bangladeshis fluent in Standard Bengali or Bengali dialects as their first language. English, though not having official status, is prevalent across government, law, business, media and education, and can be regarded as the de facto co-official language of Bangladesh.[31][32]

The indigenous people of northern and southeastern Bangladesh speak a variety of native languages, notably Chakma and Shantali. The languages of those region are members of the Tibeto-Burman, Austroasiatic, and Dravidian families.

Religion[edit]

Main article: Religion in Bangladesh

The majority of Bangladeshis are Muslims and constitute about 89% of the population. Most Muslims in Bangladesh are Sunnis, but there is a small Shia community and an even smaller Ahmadiyya. Most of those who are Shia reside in urban areas. Although these Shias are few in number, Shia observance commemorating the martyrdom of Muhammad's grandson, Husain ibn Ali, is widely observed by the nation's Sunnis.[33]

The Hindus, constitute about 10%; In terms of population, Bangladesh is the third largest Hindu state of the world, after India and Nepal.[34]

Buddhists, Christians, those who practice other religions and those who do not constitute only 1% of the total population.[35] Religion has always been a strong part of identity, but this has varied at different times. A survey in late 2003 confirmed that religion is the first choice by a citizen for self-identification. According to a government-published article, atheism is extremely rare.[36]

Culture[edit]

Main article: Culture of Bangladesh

Diaspora[edit]

Main article: Bangladeshi diaspora

Notable people[edit]

Main article: List of Bangladeshi people

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Constitution of Bangladesh use the spelling Bangladeshies,[24] while Bangladeshi is the more popularly used spelling.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Migration Profile - India
  2. ^ Migration Profile - Saudi Arabia
  3. ^ Migration Profile - UAE
  4. ^ 2011 Census: KS201UK Ethnic group, local authorities in the United Kingdom ONS, Retrieved 21 October 2013
  5. ^ Migration Profile - Malaysia
  6. ^ Migration Profile - Kuwait
  7. ^ Migration Profile - Qatar
  8. ^ Migration Profile - Oman
  9. ^ Direzione Generale dell'Immigrazione e delle Politiche di Integrazione.
  10. ^ Migration Profile - Bahrain
  11. ^ [1].
  12. ^ Australian Government - Department of Immigration and Border Protection. "Bangladeshi Australians". Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  13. ^ Migration Profile - Maldives
  14. ^ [2] Ethnic Origin (247), Single and Multiple Ethnic Origin Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data - Statistics Canada.
  15. ^ http://www.dhs.gov/profiles-lawful-permanent-residents-2013-country
  16. ^ 【在留外国人統計（旧登録外国人統計）統計表】 (Foreigners statistics by nationality), Japan: Ministry of Justice, 2014, retrieved 15 October 2015 
  17. ^ "체류외국인 국적별 현황", 《통계연보(글내용) < 통계자료실 < 출입국·외국인정책본부》, South Korea: Ministry of Justice, 2014, p. 290, retrieved 15 October 2015 
  18. ^ a b http://www.irinnews.org/report/90913/bangladesh-migrants-fare-badly-in-italy
  19. ^ Состав группы населения «Указавшие другие ответы о национальной принадлежности» -ВПН-2010
  20. ^ Ethnologue. "Bangladesh". Ethnologue. Retrieved 6 July 2013. 
  21. ^ "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 9 August 2012.
  22. ^ Bangladesh. Cia.gov. Retrieved on 27 April 2015.
  23. ^ Bangladesh: Country Profile. Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS)
  24. ^ a b "The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh: 6. Citizenship". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Retrieved 27 April 2015. 
  25. ^ "৬। নাগরিকত্ব -- গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান". Retrieved 29 April 2015. 
  26. ^ The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Bengali". britannica.com. Britannica. Retrieved 5 November 2015. 
  27. ^ "History of Bangladesh". Bangladesh Student Association @ TTU. Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2006. 
  28. ^ "4000-year old settlement unearthed in Bangladesh". Xinhua. 12 March 2006. 
  29. ^ James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden, ed. (1989). "Early History, 1000 B.C.-A.D. 1202". Bangladesh: A country study. Library of Congress. 
  30. ^ a b Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity, Bangladesh: A Country Study, Edited by James Heitzman and Robert Worden, Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989.
  31. ^ Ethnologue.
  32. ^ Success of English language in Bangladesh rec. Scribd.com. Retrieved on 27 April 2015.
  33. ^ [3][dead link]
  34. ^ "[Analysis] Are there any takeaways for Muslims from the Narendra Modi government?". DNA. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014. 
  35. ^ "The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Retrieved 22 December 2014. 
  36. ^ "Bangladesh". State.gov. Retrieved 16 August 2013. 
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