| Ahmadiyya by country |
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আহ্মদীয়া মুসলিম জামা’ত, বাংলাদেশ | |
| Formation | 1913 |
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| Type | Religious Community |
| Headquarters | Bakshibazar, Dhaka |
| Website | www |
Ahmadiyya is a minority religion in Bangladesh. Although the first Bengalis to join the religion did covert during the lifetime of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the religion was first established as a community in the region of Bengal in 1913 by Syed Muhammad Abdul Wahed, during the Caliphate of Hakeem Noor-ud-Din. As the worldwide community is itself is an highly organised group under the Caliph, the national community works under the name Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Bangladesh or Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Bangladesh (Bengali: আহমদীয়া মুসলিম জামা'ত, বাংলাদেশ; abbrv. AMJB). There are an estimated 100,000 Ahmadis in the country as of 2004.[1][2]
- ^ "Bangladesh bans Islam sect books". BBC News. January 9, 2004. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ "Bangladesh Religious Freedom 2007". US Department of State. Retrieved 2007-01-01.