Bangladeshis identify with the folk traditions of Bengali culture.However, the Islamic religion is often heavily mixed with pre-Islam folk traditions. The majority of Bangladeshis are Muslim.You should do so, however, in a way that won’t be construed as ‘boastful’. As such, you should include your qualifications on your business card and ensure that your Bangladeshi counterparts are aware of your expertise. In a business setting, educational qualifications, seniority and expertise go a long way to increasing one’s position within the hierarchy.This is also valid in businesses, the majority of which will be family owned/run. Bangladeshis expect the most senior male, by age or position, to make decisions that are in the best interest of the group.Older people are naturally viewed as wise and are granted respect.People are respected because of their age and position.In the business setting, most Bangladeshis are able to speak English.However, unlike India, there has never been the need for English as a lingua franca and thus Bangla is the state language of Bangladesh. In more recent time the ever rising global nature of English has led to words such as 'television', 'telephone', 'video' and 'radio' being adopted by Bangla. During the days of the Raj many words of English origin such as 'tebil' (table), 'tiffin' (archaic in modern day English meaning snack box) entered Bangla. English has also had an influence on Bangla.In West Bengal, the Hindu influence is greater with the use of the Hindu greeting 'Namashkar'.These include a strong Islamic influence seen in the greetings of 'Salaam aleykum' (Peace be unto you) and 'Khoda hafez' (God Bless you) and nouns from the Arab world such as 'dokan' (shop), 'tarikh'(date), 'kolom'(pen) and 'bonduk' (gun). Bangla vocabulary shows many influences.Some people in Bangladesh can also speak English as well as Hindi and Urdu. It is written in its own script, derived from that of Sanskrit. Bangla is the first language of more than 98 percent of the population.The official language is Bangla, also known as Bengali: Photo by Ashraful Haque Akash on Unsplash Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu16%, other 1%īoys create a human tower in Araihazar.Ethnic Make-up: Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims.Climate: tropical mild winter (October to March) hot, humid summer (March to June) humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October).Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India.

Remember this is only a very basic level introduction to Bangladeshi culture and the people it cannot account for the diversity within Bangladeshi society and is not meant in any way to stereotype all Bangladeshi people you may meet!

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