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  2. Bengalis - Wikipedia

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    Bengalis are a diverse group in terms of religious affiliations and practices. Today, approximately 68% are adherents of Islam with a large Hindu minority and sizeable communities of Christians and Buddhists. Bengali Muslims, who live mainly in Bangladesh, primarily belong to the Sunni denomination.

  3. Jannatul Ferdous Peya - Wikipedia

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    Peya started her modeling career in 2008 after she had won the title of Miss Bangladesh in 2007. In 2014–15, she worked with Mascot Model Management in New Delhi, which is an India-based modeling agency. She also worked in a Hindi music video in 2014 [4] In 2013 she won the crown of Miss Indian Princess International beating contestants from ...

  4. Babu (title) - Wikipedia

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    Babu (title) Babu is a historical title of royalty and nobility in the Indian subcontinent used by rulers and chieftains of many princely states. [1] [2] [3] It is derived from Raja (king, prince or chief). Compound titles include babu saheb and babuji. An illustration of Babu Kunwar Singh in The History of the Indian Empire, c. 1858.

  5. Hijra (South Asia) - Wikipedia

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    Hijra in Dhaka, Bangladesh were found to have the highest syphilis rates out of all at-risk groups in the city. In a study of Bangladeshi hijras, participants reported not being allowed to seek healthcare at the private chambers of doctors, and experiencing abuse if they go to government hospitals.

  6. Bengali name - Wikipedia

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    Many people in Bangladesh and West Bengal have two given names: a "good name" ( Bengali: ভালো নাম, romanized : bhalo nam ), which is used on all legal documents, and a "call name" or "nickname" ( Bengali: ডাক নাম, romanized : dak nam ), which is used by family members and close friends. The two names may or may not be ...

  7. Category:Bangladeshi feminine given names - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Bangladeshi feminine given names" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  8. Begum - Wikipedia

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    Begum (also begüm, bagum, begom, begam, baigum or beygum) is a royal and aristocratic title from Central and South Asia. [1] It is the feminine equivalent of the title baig or bey, which in Turkic languages means "higher official". It usually refers to the wife or daughter of a beg. [2] The related form begzada (daughter of a beg) also occurs. [3]

  9. Bindi (decoration) - Wikipedia

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    Hindu woman in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh wearing a bindi. A bindi (Hindi: बिंदी, from Sanskrit बिन्दु bindú meaning "point, drop, dot or small particle") known as pottu (Tamil: பொட்டு) and teep (Bengali: টিপ) is a coloured dot or, in modern times, a sticker worn on the center of the forehead, originally by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists from the Indian ...