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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

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
readPsalm 73:26

Pray that those who are lost and struggling to find hope will find their strength and hope in God, recognizing Him as their portion and deliverer forever.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
readLuke 9:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate on the stories of Jesus' miracles, be in awe of Him, and trust Him for everything they need.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
readActs 1:8

Pray that God will raise up believers who are willing to cross cultures and boldly share the good news of Jesus with the lost in this people group and from every nation.

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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