Shia Islam in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Shia Muslims
Hussaini Dalan, the largest Imambara and Shi'ite mosque in Bangladesh
Total population
approx. 2,972,000 (2011 estimate)
Religions
Shia Islam (mainly Twelver, Dawoodi Bohra & Nizari Ismaili)
Languages
Bengali and Urdu (by the Bihari Muslim community)

Shia Muslims are a minority in Bangladesh, with roughly 4% of the population being Shia.

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