Sikhism in Bangladesh

History

Sikhism first emerged in Bengal when Guru Nanak visited Bangladesh in 1504 and established a number of Gurdwaras.[3] Gurdwara Nanak Shahi is the principal Sikh Gurdwara (prayer hall) in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located at the campus of the University of Dhaka and considered to be the biggest of the 7 Gurdwaras in the country. After the Partition of India, the Sikh community left for India.[3] After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and Bangladesh Liberation War, Indian Sikh soldiers helped renovate the Gudwaras left in Bangladesh.[4]

There was a presence of Sikhism in Sylhet Division after Guru Nanak's visit in 1508. Kahn Singh Nabha has stated that in memory of Nanak's visit, Gurdwara Sahib Sylhet was established.[5] This Gurdwara was visited twice by Tegh Bahadur and many hukamnamas were issued to this temple by Guru Gobind Singh. In 1897, the gurdwara fell down after the earthquake. Nearly all the Sikhs of Sylhet in the early 18th century were found in North Cachar where they used to work for the Assam Bengal Railway.[6]

References
  1. Largest Sikh Populations Retrieved March 23, 2018
  2. "Prayers from Punjab". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  3. Nasrin Akhter (2012). "Sikhs, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. "Gurdwaras in Bangladesh - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia". www.sikhiwiki.org. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  5. "Gurdwaras in Bangladesh". Sikhi Wiki.
  6. B C Allen (1905). Assam District Gazetteers. 1: Cachar. Calcutta: Government of Assam.
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