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	Hinduism - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Hinduism
		The Trimurti or Hindu triad of gods: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
		Central to Hinduism are the beliefs in reincarnation and karma;; the oldest scriptures are the Vedas.
		Hindus believe that all living things are part of Brahman: they are sparks of atman, or divine life, that transmute from one body to another, sometimes descending into the form of a plant or an insect, sometimes the body of a human.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Hinduism (1025 words)

	Hinduism in Bangladesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hindus in Bangladesh in the late 1980s were almost evenly distributed in all regions, with concentrations in Chittagong, Khulna, Jessore, Dinajpur, Faridpur, and Barisal.
		Secondly, state-authorized confiscation of Hindu owned property under the provisions of the Enemy Property Act was rampant during Mujib's rule, and as per the research conducted by Abul Barkat of Dhaka University, the Awami League party of Sheikh Mujib was the largest beneficiary of Hindu property transfer in the past 35 years of Bangladeshi independence.
		The fundamentalists and right-wing parties such as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jatiya Party often portray Hindus as being sympathetic to India, and transferring economic resources to India, contributing to a widespread perception that Bangladeshi Hindus are disloyal to the state.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh (2869 words)

	Bangladesh - Hinduism
		In a sense Hinduism is a synthesis of the religious expression of the people of South Asia and an anonymous expression of their worldview and cosmology, rather than the articulation of a particular creed.
		Hindu ethics generally center on the principle of ahimsa, noninjury to living creatures--especially the cow, which is held sacred.
		Hindus in Bangladesh in the late 1980s were almost evenly distributed in all regions, with concentrations in Khulna, Jessore, Dinajpur, Faridpur, and Barisal.
	countrystudies.us /bangladesh/40.htm (893 words)

	Hinduism - MSN Encarta
		Hindu was primarily a geographical term that referred to India or to a region of India (near the Sindhu) as long ago as the 6th century bc.
		The Hindu tradition encourages Hindus to seek spiritual and moral truth wherever it might be found, while acknowledging that no creed can contain such truth in its fullness and that each individual must realize this truth through his or her own systematic effort.
		Because of Hinduism’s emphasis on living in accordance with dharma, anyone who is striving for spiritual knowledge and seeking the right course of ethical action is, in the broadest sense, a follower of sanātana dharma.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555715/Hinduism.html (1583 words)

	Bangladesh - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Bangladesh consists mostly of a low-lying river delta located on the Indian subcontinent with a largely marshy jungle coastline on the Bay of Bengal known as the Sundarbans, home to the (Royal) Bengal Tiger and one of the largest mangrove forests in the world.
		Bangladesh is situated in the geographic region named The Ganges Delta (also known as the Ganges-Brahmaputra River Delta).
		Bangladesh is ethnically homogenous, with Bengalis comprising 98% of the population, the rest belonging to the tribal people.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/b/a/n/Bangladesh.html (2593 words)

	Bangladesh
		Bangladesh - EARLY HISTORY, 1000 B.C.-A.D. For most of its history, the area known as Bangladesh was a political backwater--an observer rather than a participant in the great political and military events of the Indian subcontinent.
		Bangladesh is bordered on the west, north, and east by a 2,400-kilometer land frontier with India and, in the southeast, by a short land and water frontier (193 kilometers) with Burma.
		Bangladesh is noted for the ethnic homogeneity of its population.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/bangladesh/all.html (18119 words)

	Witnessing to Hindus - EffectiveEvangelism.com
		Hindus are found mainly in the nation of India, where over 90% of Hindus live.
		Hinduism prides itself on its tolerance of many different approaches to religion, and, consequently, there is a great amount of diversity in beliefs and practices.
		Now, obviously, Hinduism has a plethora of deities (popularly represented as 330 million); however, we must be aware of the fact that for many Hindus these are all manifestations of either a personal or an impersonal God.
	www.christiananswers.net /evangelism/beliefs/hinduism.html (2942 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Bangladesh is one of the founding members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, BIMSTEC, and a member of the OIC and the D-8.
		Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world at about 1000 persons per kmandsup2;, except a few small countries with fewer than one million inhabitants.
		Bangladesh is ethnically homogeneous, with Bengalis comprising 98% of the population.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/bangladesh (4289 words)

	HINDUISM IN PAKISTAN : Encyclopedia Entry
		Hinduism is one of the smallest religions in Pakistan, but has played a major role in its history, culture and politics.
		The term Hindu is etymologically derived from the Sindhu (Indus River) of Pakistan.
		With the ascent of the Gupta Dynasty, many Buddhists were returned to the Hindu fold in India, as Hindus adopted many of the teachings of the Buddha such as non-violence to all life, vegetarianism and proper treatment of fellow men.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Hinduism_in_Pakistan (1437 words)

	History of Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Hindus cooperated with the Brits, entering British educational institutions and studying the English language, but the Muslims refused to cooperate, and rioted whenever crops failed or another local product was rendered unprofitable by government policy.
		Indian troops crossed the border and the Pakistani army found itself being attacked from the east by the Indian army, the north and east by guerrillas and from all quarters by the civilian population.
		In 1979, Bangladesh began a short-lived experiment with democracy led by the overwhelmingly popular President Zia, who established good relationships with the West and the oil-rich Islamic countries.
	www.bangla2000.com /Bangladesh/history.shtm (994 words)

	Virtual Bangladesh : Religion
		The Muslim community in Bangladesh tends to be accomodating to other faiths and beliefs and Bangladesh is known for its lack of communal strife.
		Bangladesh is one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.
		Hindus in Bangladesh in are almost evenly distributed in all regions, with concentrations in Khulna, Jessore, Dinajpur, Faridpur, and Barisal.
	www.virtualbangladesh.com /bd_religion.html (223 words)

	Bangladesh - RELIGION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Nearly 83 percent of the population of Bangladesh claimed Islam as its religion in the 1980s, giving the country one of the largest concentrations of Muslims in the world.
		Although initially Bangladesh opted for a secular nationalist ideology as embodied in its Constitution, the principle of secularism was subsequently replaced by a commitment to the Islamic way of life through a series of constitutional amendments and government proclamations between 1977 and 1988.
		Although the Hindu population increased in size after 1971 and had reached 10.6 million by 1981, its relative proportion of the total population continued to decrease.
	countrystudies.us /bangladesh/36.htm (334 words)

	The Evidence Bible
		Hinduism is the world’s oldest surviving organized religion.
		At its core, Hinduism has a pagan background in which the forces of nature and human heroes are personified as gods and goddesses.
		Hinduism can be divided into Popular Hinduism, characterized by the worship of gods through offerings, rituals, and prayers; and Philosophical Hinduism, the complex belief system understood by those who can study ancient texts, meditate, and practice yoga.
	www.livingwaters.com /witnessingtool/hinduism.shtml (1308 words)

	bangladesh.net - everything about Bangladesh and Bangladeshi business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Bangladesh is nestled in the crook of the Bay of Bengal, surrounded by India.
		Where Bangladesh ends and the sea begins is a murky zone of shifting sediments, watercourses, flood waters and silt.
		The climate of Bangladesh is subtropical and tropical with temperatures ranging from an average daytime low of 21 degrees Celsius in the cold season to a top of 35 degrees in the hot season.
	www.bangladesh.net /travel/travel_main_02.htm (649 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Bangladesh is subdivided into six administrative divisions, all named after their respective divisional headquarters:
		Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan.
		Despite sustained domestic and international efforts to improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains a poor, overpopulated, and ill-governed nation.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Bangladesh (3623 words)

	DISCOVERY Bangladesh.....>Meet and know Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The earliest mention of Bangladesh is found in the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata (the story of Great Battle-9th century B.C).
		From the 13th century A.D. the flood of Muslim invaders and the tide of Islam upto l8th century swamped the Buddhist and Hindus.
		Hinduism in Bangladesh lacks the pomp and awe of the Indian version, but consequently Hindu ceremonies are rarely conducted in the depths of temples to which access is restricted.
	www.discoverybd.com /meetbangladesh.htm (1147 words)

	Bangladesh and Pakistan - the destruction of Buddhism and Hinduism
		Bangladesh and Pakistan - the destruction of Buddhism and Hinduism
		Not surprisingly Hinduism in Pakistan continued to decline and this civilization was being eradicated by Islam.
		The situation for Buddhists in Bangladesh was different, for Buddhism had survived countless Islamic conquests in one region because of terrain and other factors; therefore, Buddhists and other faiths had survived in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0705/95.html (872 words)

	Homeland Bangladesh --- News From Bangladesh --- Mayer Dak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Islamic supremacist forces of Bangladesh continued their sustained assaults on minorities, including their religious shrines and landed properties.
		The Pakistani invaders of Bangladesh (Former East Pakistan) attacked and destroyed the historic Temple of goddess Kali at Ramna on March 27, 1971.
		Destruction of Hindu Temples in Bangladesh in 1989
	www.mayerdak.com /homeland (155 words)

	Re: Denigration of Hinduism in Bangladesh (fwd) Denigration of Hinduism i (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Subject: Re: Denigration of Hinduism in Bangladesh (fwd) Denigration of Hinduism i
		After calling Lord Krishna's passtimes a "story of incest and love", you say hinduism is a great religion.
		FYI, sanatana-dharma (which means eternal religion/path) of which hinduism is a sort of relatively new name has survived several mellinia and hopefully will in future too.
	www.hindunet.org /alt_hindu/1995_Jan/msg00049.html (288 words)

	Hindustan Times.com : South Asia
		As Hinduism in Bangladesh lacks Indian version's pomp, Hindu ceremonies are rarely conducted in the depths of temples to which access is restricted.
		Despite sustained domestic and international efforts to improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains one of the world's poorest, most densely populated, and least developed nations.
		Formerly East Pakistan, Bangladesh came into being only in 1971, when the two parts of Pakistan split after a bitter civil war which drew in neighbouring India.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/7430_0,000500020001.htm (396 words)

	Adherents.com
		Fiji's population is 50% Hindu, and Tamal is trying to convert them so that the island will be the 'world's first Krishna-conscious nation.' Tamal plans to build a large Krishna temple in Fiji.
		Europe's largest Hindu population is 1.3-million in the United Kingdom, followed by Holland, 150,000; Germany, 30,000; Spain and Portugal, over 10,000; Switzerland, 8,000; Sweden, 8,000; and Norway, 2,000.
		Although many live in the capital, Georgetown, and other urban areas, a large number of Hindu families still live in the farming villages they created in the early days when they were first given land by the plantation owners.
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_306.html (2032 words)

	Adherents.com: By Location
		In Bangladesh there are ten affliated Ramakrishna Mission centers which all play a great role in relief and rehabilitation work.
		The greatest number of Bengalis are found in Bangladesh (106 million), with the remainder living in the Indian state of West Bengal (68 million)...
		This border area, known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts, is five thousand miles of dense tropical forest, periodically deluged by the monsoons and floods, and is inhabited by some 300,000 people belonging to at least twelve different groups.
	www.adherents.com /adhloc/Wh_32.html (2532 words)

	BANGLADESH - A quick guide
		Bangladesh is a small country in Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India.
		The languages spoken in Bangladesh are Bangla and English.
		Although Bangladesh is a country that does a lot of farming it is also well known for fishing.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/broadway/1100/bdesh_guide.htm (181 words)

	Adherents.com: By Location
		A small percentage (5%) of the population is Christian, and the remaining 1% is Hindu, Jewish, Baha'i or other faiths.
		"Bangladesh is the most densely populated agricultural nation on earth-and one of the poorest.
		"Hindus also comprise a significant portion of the population in seven other countries: Bangladesh (11%), Bhutan (25%), Fiji (41%), Mauritius (50%), Nepal (89%), Sri Lanka (15%), Surinam (27%), and Trinidad (25%).
	www.adherents.com /adhloc/Wh_31.html (2457 words)

	BanglaGallery - Welcome to Our World!
		Women and Islam in Bangladesh: Beyond Subjection and Tyranny
		Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: International Relations and Regional Tensions in South Asia
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	Bangladesh DemoGraphic
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		The best known literature of Bangladesh is the work of the great Bengali poets Rabindranath Tagore and Nazrul Islam, though these giants have been overshadowed recently by the furore over the writings of Taslima Nasrin, who has received death threats from Muslim fundamentalists for her outspoken critiques of Islam's oppression of women.
	www.southtravels.com /asia/bangladesh/culture.htm (347 words)

	HOMELAND BANGLADESH --- Bangladeshi Newspapers --- MAYER DAK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		'MAYER DAK' and 'HOMELAND BANGLADESH' are International Publications Espousing the Cause of the Bangladeshi Minorities..
		We can be reached by e-mail at mayerdak@yahoo.com)
		Permission is given to refer this on-line document for use in research papers and articles, provided the source and the websites's name are acknowledged.
	www.mayerdak.com /homeland/newspaper.htm (55 words)

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