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Sikhism in Bangladesh has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs had always been a minority community in Bengal. Their founder, Guru Nanak visited a number of places in Bengal in the early sixteenth century where he introduced Sikhism to locals and founded numerous establishments. In its early history, the Sikh gurus despatched their followers to propagate Sikh teachings in Bengal and issued hukamnamas to that region. Guru Tegh Bahadur lived in Bengal for two years, and his successor Guru Gobind Singh also visited the region. Sikhism in Bengal continued to exist during the colonial period as Sikhs found employment in the region, but it declined after the partition in 1947. Among the eighteen historical gurdwaras (Sikh places of worship) in Bangladesh, only five are extant. The G

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  • يعود تاريخ الديانة السيخية في بنغلاديش إلى عام 1504، لكن انخفضت أعداد السيخ بعد تقسيم الهند عام 1947. كان هناك ثمانية عشر غوردوارا تاريخية في بنغلاديش، لكن لم يتبق منهم سوى سبعة. تقدر أعداد السيخ حالياً بحوالي 23,000 شخص. (ar)
  • Ο Σιχισμός στο Μπαγκλαντές χρονολογείται από το 1503, αλλά έχει μειωθεί μετά την διαίρεση της Ινδίας. Οι περισσότεροι σιχιστές της χώρας είναι υπάλληλοι της Ινδικής Υψηλής Επιτροπής ή προσκυνητές. Υπήρχαν δεκαοκτώ ιστορικά γκουρντβάρα στο Μπαγκλαντές αλλά τώρα μόνο επτά έχουν απομείνει. (el)
  • Sikhism in Bangladesh has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs had always been a minority community in Bengal. Their founder, Guru Nanak visited a number of places in Bengal in the early sixteenth century where he introduced Sikhism to locals and founded numerous establishments. In its early history, the Sikh gurus despatched their followers to propagate Sikh teachings in Bengal and issued hukamnamas to that region. Guru Tegh Bahadur lived in Bengal for two years, and his successor Guru Gobind Singh also visited the region. Sikhism in Bengal continued to exist during the colonial period as Sikhs found employment in the region, but it declined after the partition in 1947. Among the eighteen historical gurdwaras (Sikh places of worship) in Bangladesh, only five are extant. The Gurdwara Nanak Shahi of Dhaka is the principal and largest gurdwara in the country. The Sikh population in the country almost entirely consists of businessmen and government officials from the neighbouring Republic of India. (en)
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  • Gurdwara Nanak Shahi in Dhaka (en)
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  • Bangladeshi Sikhs (en)
  • বাংলাদেশী শিখ (en)
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  • يعود تاريخ الديانة السيخية في بنغلاديش إلى عام 1504، لكن انخفضت أعداد السيخ بعد تقسيم الهند عام 1947. كان هناك ثمانية عشر غوردوارا تاريخية في بنغلاديش، لكن لم يتبق منهم سوى سبعة. تقدر أعداد السيخ حالياً بحوالي 23,000 شخص. (ar)
  • Ο Σιχισμός στο Μπαγκλαντές χρονολογείται από το 1503, αλλά έχει μειωθεί μετά την διαίρεση της Ινδίας. Οι περισσότεροι σιχιστές της χώρας είναι υπάλληλοι της Ινδικής Υψηλής Επιτροπής ή προσκυνητές. Υπήρχαν δεκαοκτώ ιστορικά γκουρντβάρα στο Μπαγκλαντές αλλά τώρα μόνο επτά έχουν απομείνει. (el)
  • Sikhism in Bangladesh has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs had always been a minority community in Bengal. Their founder, Guru Nanak visited a number of places in Bengal in the early sixteenth century where he introduced Sikhism to locals and founded numerous establishments. In its early history, the Sikh gurus despatched their followers to propagate Sikh teachings in Bengal and issued hukamnamas to that region. Guru Tegh Bahadur lived in Bengal for two years, and his successor Guru Gobind Singh also visited the region. Sikhism in Bengal continued to exist during the colonial period as Sikhs found employment in the region, but it declined after the partition in 1947. Among the eighteen historical gurdwaras (Sikh places of worship) in Bangladesh, only five are extant. The G (en)
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  • السيخية في بنغلاديش (ar)
  • Σιχισμός στο Μπανγκλαντές (el)
  • Sikhism in Bangladesh (en)
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