Hindus
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About 9% of Bangladesh's 174 million people belong to religious minorities - mostly Hindus.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
Hindus commend a phase of life that they call Sanyassa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Bangladesh also has a small Shia community, while around 10 percent of Bangladeshis are not Muslims -- mainly Hindus, as well smaller groups of Christians.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
Slaughter of cows is a sensitive issue in India as the animal is considered sacred by Hindus, who comprise 80% of the country's 1.2 billion people.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
And for traditional Hindus, leaving India and traveling on the ocean—it was called “crossing the black water,” the kali pana—was forbidden.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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