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| Bangladesh is ethnically homogeneous, with Bengalis comprising 98% of the population. Most Bangladeshis (about 88%) are Muslims(Islam), but Hindus constitute a sizable (11%) minority. There are also a small number of Buddhists, Christians, and Animists. Other minority religious groups counted in the 1981 census included approximately 538,000 Buddhists, about 275,000 Christians, and nearly 250,00 categorized as "others," probably members of tribal religion. |
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