Bangladesh’s Predominant Deity: Allah

Bangladesh is a Muslim-majority nation (~91% Sunni Islam, 2022 census). The constitution designates Islam as the state religion while guaranteeing freedom of worship.

Religious Landscape

• Islam (Sunni, Hanafi): ~150M adherents. Daily life structured around salat, Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr/Adha, zakat.
• Hinduism: ~8% (13M) — concentrated in Sylhet, Chittagong, Khulna, Dhaka. Durga Puja, Kali Puja major festivals.
• Buddhism: ~0.6% (1M) — Chittagong Hill Tracts (Chakma, Marma).
• Christianity: ~0.3% (500K) — Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian.
• Indigenous / folk: Small communities in hills.

Key Point

There is no single "main god" in a polytheistic sense. For the overwhelming majority, the one God is Allah (Arabic for "The God"), worshiped per Islamic theology—tawhid (oneness), no partners, no idols.

Constitutional Note

Article 2A: "The state religion of the Republic is Islam." Article 41: "Subject to law, public order and morality, every citizen has the right to profess, practice or propagate any religion."