Eid prayers in Dhaka. Durga Puja The largest religions practiced in Bengal are Islam and Hinduism. Among all Bengalis, more than two-thirds are Muslims . The  vast majority follow the Sunni denomination though there are also a small minority of Shias. The Bengali Muslims form a 90.4\% majority in Bangladesh,2014 US Department of State estimates and a 30\% minority among the Bengalis in eastern India.Comparing State Polities: A Framework for Analyzing 100 Governments By Michael J. III Sullivan, pg. 119Bangladesh- CIA World Factbook In West Bengal, Bengali Muslims form a 66.88\% majority in Murshidabad district, the former seat of the Shia Nawabs of Bengal, a 51.27\% majority in Malda, which contains the erstwhile capitals of the Sunni Bengal Sultanate, and they also number over 5,487,759 in the 24 Parganas.Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India. Just less than a third of all Bengalis are Hindus (predominantly , the Shaktas and Vaishnavists) , and they form a 68\% majority in West Bengal (as of 2021 census) and a 8.4\% minority in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, Hindus are mostly concentrated in Sylhet Division where they constitute 17.8\% of the population, and are mostly populated in Chittagong Division where they number over 3,000,000. Hindus form a 56.41\% majority in Dacope Upazila, a 51.69\% majority in Kotalipara Upazila and a 51.22\% majority in Sullah Upazila. In terms of population, Bangladesh is the third largest Hindu populated country of the world, just after India and Nepal. The total Hindu population in Bangladesh exceeds the population of many Muslim majority countries like Yemen, Jordan, Tajikistan, Syria, Tunisia, Oman, and others. Also the total Hindu population in Bangladesh is roughly equal to the total population of Greece and Belgium. Bengali Hindus also worship regional deities.
Eid prayers in Dhaka. Durga Puja The largest religions practiced in Bengal are Islam and Hinduism. Among all Bengalis, more than two-thirds are Muslims , while just under one-third is Hindu. Among Bengali Muslims, the vast majority follow the Sunni denomination though there are also a small minority of Shias. The Bengali Muslims form a 90.4\% majority in Bangladesh,2014 US Department of State estimates and a 30\% minority among the Bengalis in eastern India.Comparing State Polities: A Framework for Analyzing 100 Governments By Michael J. III Sullivan, pg. 119Bangladesh- CIA World Factbook In West Bengal, Bengali Muslims form a 66.88\% majority in Murshidabad district, the former seat of the Shia Nawabs of Bengal, a 51.27\% majority in Malda, which contains the erstwhile capitals of the Sunni Bengal Sultanate, and they also number over 5,487,759 in the 24 Parganas.Population by religious community: West Bengal. 2011 Census of India. Bengali Hindus predominantly follow the Shaktism and Vaishnavism schools of Hinduism , and they form a 68\% majority in West Bengal (as of 2021 census) and a 8.4\% minority in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, Hindus are mostly concentrated in Sylhet Division where they constitute 17.8\% of the population, and are mostly populated in Chittagong Division where they number over 3,000,000. Hindus form a 56.41\% majority in Dacope Upazila, a 51.69\% majority in Kotalipara Upazila and a 51.22\% majority in Sullah Upazila. In terms of population, Bangladesh is the third largest Hindu populated country of the world, just after India and Nepal. The total Hindu population in Bangladesh exceeds the population of many Muslim majority countries like Yemen, Jordan, Tajikistan, Syria, Tunisia, Oman, and others. Also the total Hindu population in Bangladesh is roughly equal to the total population of Greece and Belgium. Bengali Hindus also worship regional deities.
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