Bangladeshi Canadians (french: Canadiens Bangladais, bn, কানাডীয় বাংলাদেশী, Kanaḍīyô Bangladeshī) are

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of Bangladeshi descent, first-generation Bangladeshi immigrants, or descendants of Bangladeshis who immigrated to Canada. The term may also refer to people who hold dual Bangladeshi and Canadian citizenship.

Demographics

While there are no recent official data, however according to the

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(2020) there are 100,000 Bangladeshi origin Canadians. Some references show fewer of Bangladesh origin in Canada. The unofficial number of Bangladeshi Canadians as of 2016 is anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000. , more than 28,000 Bangladeshis lived in the city of Toronto, according to Statistics Canada. Most of the Bangladeshi population is concentrated in the Greater Toronto area From 2006 to 2018, 40,956 new permanent residents from Bangladesh landed in Canada.

Notable Bangladeshi-Canadians

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, Member of Provincial Parliament for Ontario *

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, 10th president of

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* Neamat Imam, writer * Mizan Rahman, mathematician and writer *

Shamit Shome Shamit Shome (born September 5, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cavalry FC. Early life Shome, a Bengali, was born in Edmonton to Bangladeshi parents. He played youth soccer with Edmonton Southwest Un ...

, soccer player *

Mia Abbas Uddin Mia Abbas Uddin (1 January 1949 – 28 December 2017) Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. He was elected a member of parliament from Bagerhat-4 in 1988. Early life Mia Abbas Uddin was born on 1 January 1949 in Bagerhat District. His fath ...

, politician * Rafiqul Islam, proposer of International Mother Language Day on 21 February

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{{Bangladeshi diaspora

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

Asian Canadian South Asian Canadian Bangladeshi diaspora by country

Demographics

Notable Bangladeshi-Canadians

See also

References