Dhaka’s major waterfront called “Sadarghat” is on the bank of the river Buriganga in Bangladesh. This bustling waterfront reflects Bangladesh’s varied and widespread river traffic. It is crowded with all kinds of river craft, from minuscule boats to steamers and fishing boats.
Most of the world's Muslims live in Asia. After Indonesia, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have the world's highest Muslim populations. Islam spread to South Central and East Asia mostly through merchants and mystical Sufis.
The Muslim Chittagonian people group cannot necessarily understand standard Bengali. Growth of the church among the Chittagonians has been slow. They are the largest people group in the world without the Bible in their own language. The past decade has seen a growth in conservative Islamic politics as well.
Bengali Muslims (native to Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal) are enterprising people who can be found in nearly every corner of the globe, and in capacities as diverse as students, professionals, and day laborers.
Within Bangladesh, Sylheti Muslims are regarded as the most conservative. Officially, they are Sunni Muslims, but their practice consists of much reverence to local Sufi Pirs (spiritual guides) whose poetry and song, mixed with Hindu themes.
