What is the Largest Ethnic Group in Bangladesh?

The largest ethnic group in Bangladesh are the Bengali people, at 98%.

Bangladesh History Timeline

Land Area	130,170 km²
Water Area	18,290 km²
Total Area	148,460km² (#92)
Population	156,186,882 (#8)
Population Density	1,199.87/km²
Government Type	Parliamentary Republic
GDP (PPP)	$628.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$3,900
Currency	Taka (BDT)
More Information	Bangladesh
Largest Cities	Dhaka (10,356,500) Chittagong (3,920,222) Khulna (1,342,339) Rajshahi (700,133) Comilla (389,411) Rangpur (343,122) Tungi (337,579) Narsingdi (281,080) Cox's Bazar (253,788) Jessore (243,987) View all cities in Bangladesh

(600 - 625) King Shashanka ruled Bengal
(750) Gopala, founder of Pala Dynasty came into power by election
(900 - 1000) Chandra dynasty ruled in the Harikela region (southeast Bangladesh)
(1095) Hemanta Sen declared himself king, founded Sena dynasty
(1204) Muslim rule began under Ikhtiyar Uddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji
(1204 - 1226) Khilji Maliks ruled
(1226) Iltutmish, Sultan of Delhi, invaded Bengal, killed Ghiyasuddin Iwaj Shah, the last Khilji ruler
(1281 - 1324) Mahmud Shahi dynasty ruled
(1328) Army of Delhi Sultanate defeated and killed Ghiyasuddin Bahadur Shah I, last ruler of the dynasty
(1436 - 1486) Shahi dynasty ruled
(1487) Jalaluddin Fateh Shah assassinated by Habshi slaves
(1494 - 1538) Rule of Hussain Shahi dynasty

1500 - 1800

(1534) Portuguese arrived at Chittagong, received trade permits
(1575) Battle of Tukaroi fought between Sultanate of Bangala and Mughal Empire
(1584) Mughal Subahdar Shahbaz Khan captured Sonargaon, defeated Mughal army and reclaimed lands
(1608) Subahdar Islam Khan led expedition into Bengal, subjugated local rules, moved provincial capital to Dhaka
(1757) At the Battle of Paulashy, British East India Company defeated Nawab of Bengal, established company rule in India
(1770) Bengal famine caused deaths of over 15 million
(1793) Permanent Settlement Act imposed
(1857) Indian Rebellion broke out
(1858) East Indian Company dissolved, British Raj rule began

1900s

(1905) Decision to partition Bengal announced
(1930) Revolutionary Surya Sen led Chittagong raid
(1934) Surya Sen hung by British rulers
(1947) British colonial rule over India ended, Bangladesh, as part of Pakistan, gained independence
(1947) Muslim state comprising East and West Pakistan established on either side of India, separated by more than 1,500 km of Indian territory
(1948) Students went on strike in protest of omission of Bangla from official use
(1949) Awami League established to campaign for autonomy for East Pakistan from West Pakistan

1900s continued

(1952) Police opened fire on students protesting the Bangali Language Movement
(1958) Constitution abrogated, martial law declared in Pakistan
(1960) Cyclone and tidal wave hit Bay of Bengal, over 6,000 killed in East Pakistan
(1969) Mass uprising in East Pakistan
(1970) Awami League won election victory in East Pakistan, West Pakistan refused to recognize results, riots began
(1970) Cyclone struck East Pakistan, 500,000 killed
(1971) Awami League leaders proclaimed independence of province of East Pakistan, the new country was named Bangladesh
(1971) Nearly 10 million Bangladeshis fled to India as troops from West Pakistan were defeated by Indian forces
(1971) Operation Searchlight and Bangladesh Liberation War caused human rights abuses by Pakistan Army, many thousands killed, eight to ten million fled the country
(1971) Pakistan Army committed massacre at Chuknagar, killed thousands
(1971) India became first country to recognize Bangladesh
(1972) Sheikh Mujib became prime minister, began program to improve living standards
(1974) Floods devastated most of grain crop; 28,000 died
(1974) Bangladesh famine caused deaths of over one million people
(1974) Pakistan recognized Bangladesh
(1974) Bangladesh joined United Nations