Hinduism in Bangladesh Vedic Hinduism developed slowly in Bengal and merged with folk religion and local customs. Though Bengali Hindus revere the Vedas as their scriptures, the Gita, Chandi, Bhagavata, Ramayana and Mahabharata are more popular. Though due to the division of India and various political and social factors, there is a dilution of the religion, the basic principles of Hinduism inform the beliefs and practices of this community. Hindus are mainly guided by Shruti, Smrti, tantra and Purana. Similarly, the caste divisions though they persist do so in a weakened form.

The religious rites of the Hindus of Bangladesh are similar to those of the Hindus of west bengal. The worship of the mother goddess dominates, under various forms. The autumnal durga puja is the main religious festival. This is followed in importance by saraswati Puja. The goddess Kali or Shyama is celebrated as the goddess of Sakti and worshipped everywhere in Bangladesh. Another form of the goddess Durga is as Jagaddhatri, and jagaddhatri puja is also celebrated in Bengal, but on a smaller scale. The goddess Laksmi is worshipped in almost all the Hindu houses as the goddess of wealth. Every household has an altar to Laksmi, who is worshipped every Thursday. Brahmin priests, who preside over the other pujas, are not needed at this weekly worship. laksmi puja is celebrated, in particular, on the autumnal full moon after Durga Puja. Other pujas and festivals include dolayatra, rathayatra, Jhulanayatra, Rasayatra, Kartik Puja, Shivachaturdashi, Nila Puja, Annapurna Puja, Ganga Puja, Siddheshvari Puja, Ratanti Kalika Puja, Naga Puja, manasa Puja, Surya Puja, Ganesh Puja, vishvakarma puja, shitala Puja etc. janmastami, the birth of Krishna is celebrated with grand processions in different cities of the country, including Dhaka. Daksinaraya and Banabibi Puja are held in the sundarbans area of southern Bengal.

Some pujas are celebrated by different groups or professions. For example, businessmen worship Ganesh, while blacksmiths and carpenters worship Visvakarma. Saraswati is mainly worshipped by students, who believe that the goddess of learning will be pleased and bless them so that they will do well in their studies. Manasa is generally worshipped for protection against snake bites, and Sitala and ola devi are worshipped for protection against small pox and cholera.

Some pujas are specifically for the purpose of getting some desired object or avoiding some misfortune. Among these pujas are Shani Puja, Satyanarayana Puja, Aksayatrtiya, Sitanavami, bhratrdvitiya, Jamaisasthi, Katyayanivrata, Chaitra Sangkranti, Savitrivrata, Shivaratrivrata, Vipattarinivrata, Mangalachandivrata, Suvachanivrata, Mahalaya, Dipavali, Pausaparvana etc. Sani Puja, for example, is held to placate the god Sani, so that his cruel glance does not bring misfortune. Bhratrdvitiya and Jamaisasthi seek blessings for brother and son-in-law respectively. Young girls observe Savitrivrata and Shivaratrivrata in order to get good husbands. In addition, there are harvest celebrations such as navanna. kirtan songs form part of religious practices.

Fasting as a religious obligation or for a vow is mostly observed by women.

In Bangladesh most Hindus worship sakara Brahma (different gods and goddesses), but there are also a few who worship nirakara Brahma (god without form), among them the followers of Brahmo Samaj and Swarupananda Brahmachari. There are many followers of Vaisnavism, founded by Chaitanya in Bangladesh. In addition there are many followers of saintly figures such as ramakrishna, lokanath brahmachari, Ramathakur, jagadbandhu, anukulchandra, Swami Pranavananda, Swami Dayananda, harichand thakur, Anandamurti etc.

The religious and social reform movements headed by Raja Rammohun Roy and iswar chandra vidyasagar influenced this area also. sati was abolished by the British colonial rulers, along with Gauridana and Kulin polygamy.