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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Hindu Syloti Bengali of Bangladesh

The Hindu Syloti Bengali of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 1,545,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Hindu segment of the Sylheti Bengali community rooted in the Sylhet region of northeastern Bangladesh, sharing the distinctive Sylheti language while maintaining religiously shaped cultural traditions. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Sylheti is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Syloti Bengali, Hindu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: Bengali
Primary Language(s): Sylheti (syl)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 1,545,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048710

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Pray for the Hindu Syloti Bengali of Bangladesh

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

100%
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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sylheti
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
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Sylheti Speakers

Media Resources in Sylheti:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Sylheti:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2014 Edition✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sylheti bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hindu Syloti Bengali are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Hindu Syloti Bengali:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Hindu Syloti Bengali of Bangladesh

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
readRomans 1:18

Pray that God will have mercy and open the eyes of those who don't know Jesus, so that they can turn to the One who is able to save them from their sins.

Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
readMark 10:14b

Praise Jesus for the way He loves children, asking that many will learn the truth about Him and come to Him unhindered.

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
readRomans 8:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember the God who has given them freedom from fear so that they will trust Him completely as their good Father who meets all their needs.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Sylheti Bengali, Hindu Across Countries (ROP3 - 116504) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
Hindu Syloti BengaliPG048710Hindu Syloti BengaliBangladesh1,545,000Engaged yet UnreachedSylhetiHinduism

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