Islam in Bangladesh Islam in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a Muslim majority nation and Islam is official religion of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Islam is the largest religion of Bangladesh, the Muslim population is approximately 148.5 million, which is the third largest Muslim population in the world (after Indonesia and Pakistan), constituting 90% of the total population as of 2015. Religion has always been a strong part of identity, but this has varied at different times. Bangladesh although a developing country is one of the few secular Muslim majority countries in the world. Islam was introduced to Bengal in at least 7th-8th century
Muslim Quarter Muslim Quarter The Muslim Quarter ( "Ḥāraṫ al-Muslimīn"; "Ha-Rovah ha-Muslemi") is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem. It covers of the northeastern sector of the Old City. The quarter is the largest and most populous and extends from the Lions' Gate in the east, along the northern wall of the Temple Mount in the south, to the Damascus Gate—Western Wall route in the west. The Via Dolorosa starts in the quarter. The population of the Muslim Quarter is 22,000. The Muslim quarter had a mixed population of Jews, Muslims and Christians until the