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 World League 1975) under the auspices of the Muslim World League. In 1988, the Muslim World League together with Al Falah and Heed International - came forward and established semi-pucca houses for the Biharis in Bangladesh. The Muslim World League publishes the monthly Journal of the Muslim World League in Arabic and English. It also publishes a weekly News of the Muslim World. In October 2001, Newsweek writer Evan Thomas reported that "Two interrelated global charities directly financed by the Saudi government--the International Islamic Relief Organization and the Muslim World League --have been used by bin Laden to finance his operations. The