This presentation provides an overview of the social and cultural history of Bangladesh. It was presented by a group of five students who discuss various topics related to Bangladeshi society and culture. Some of the key points covered include the country's demographics, social structure in rural and urban areas, marriage and family customs, women's roles, social classes, religious festivals, folk art, and challenges facing Bangladeshi culture in modern times. The presentation utilized bullet points and paragraphs to concisely outline the historical context and important elements that have shaped Bangladeshi society and traditions over time.

1. PRESENTATION ON
Cultural and Social
History of Bangladesh

2. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF
BANGLADESH
GROUP MEMBERS
RUMA KHATUN- B120202087
REZWAN SADAT NILOY – B110202003
AKIKUN NAHUR- B110202005
NUSRAT JAHAN CHOWDHURY- B110202077
NUSRAT JAHAN PROMA- B1102020103

3. NUSRAT JAHAN PROMA
ID : 110202103

4. OVERVIEW OF BANGLADESH :
 Facts and Statistics of Bangladesh
• Capital
• Location
• Climate
• Population
• Ethnic Make-up
• Religions
• Demography
• Languages in Bangladesh
Culture and society of Bangladesh

5. SOCIETY OF BANGLADESH
 SOCIAL HISTORY.
 SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN BANGLADESH .
 PROPERTY DISTRIBUTION IN A FAMILY .
 MARRIAGE .
 PURDAH .
 WOMEN’S ROLE IN SOCIETY .
 SOCIAL CLASSES AND SATISFACTION .

6. SOCIAL HISTORY
• Bangladesh did not exist as a distinct geographic and ethnic unity until
independence .
• Had been a part of Indian Empires .
• Establishment of Pakistan in 1947 .
• Establishment of Bangladesh in 1971 .

7. SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN BANGLADESH
• Social structure is the organized pattern of social relationships and social
institutions that together compose society .
• RURAL SOCIETY :
• URBAN SOCIETY :

8. PPROPERTY DISTRIBUTION IN A FAMILY
• Family and kinship is the core of social life in bangladesh .
• A family group residing in a Bari functions as the basic unit of economic
endeavor, landholding, and social identity .
• Functions as the basic unit of economic endeavor, landholding, and
social identity .
• Family Life cycle .

9. MARRIAGE
• A civil contract .
• A union between persons that is
recognized by custom or religious
tradition as a marriage.
• The Special Marriage Act , 1872 .
 The Muslim Marriages and Divorces
(Registration) Act , 1974.
 The Christian Marriage Act , 1872 .
 The Hindu marriage Registration Act ,
2012 .
IN 1981,
 34 million were married .
 19 million citizens of marriageable
age were single .
 3 million were widowed .

10. PURDAH OR PARDAH :
• Purdah or pardah ( from persian meaning “curtain” )
is a religious and social practice of female seclusion
prevalent among some muslim communities.
• The usual pardah garment worn is a burqa, which
may or may not include a yashmak, a veil to conceal
the face .
• Origins :
Pre-islamic roots .
Adoption and spreading .
• Some view pardah as a symbol of honor , respect
and dignity .

11. WOMEN'S ROLE IN SOCIETY
• The image of the 21st century women is confident ,
prosperous , glowing with health and beauty.
• The Bangladeshi women have made massive gains
since the country gained its independence in 1971 .
• Working Sectors of Women :
 Education .
 Economic development .
 Agriculture .
 Domestic and family support .
 Health .
 Women’s role in peace and security.
 Sports and politics .

12. SOCIAL CLASSES AND SATISFACTION
• UPPER CLASS :
Aristocrats and company leaders .
• MIDDLE CLASS :
Physicians ,engineers and teachers.
• WORKING CLASS :
The people who works in factories and such .

13. REZWAN SADAT NILOY
ID : 110202003

14. SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN BANGLADESH:
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS:
1. OVERPOPULATION
2. SHORTAGE OF FORESTS
3. LARGE FAMILY
4. NEED OF HOUSING
5. TRANSPORTATION
6. POVERTY
7. DISEASES
8. EDUCATION PROBLEM
9. LACK OF APPLIES LAW AND ORDERS
10. POLITICAL INSTABILITY
11. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN TECHNOLOGY
13. BAD EFFECT OF INTERNET

15. OVERPOPULATION
IMPACTS OF OVERPOPULATION:
 GRAIN PRODUCTION
CROPLAND
FRESH WATER
OCEANIC FISH CATCH
MEAT PRODUCTION
FORESTS

16. FAMILY SIZE
• BASICALLY THE FAMILY MEMBER ARE
SO MUCH LARGE IN NUMBER. THE
AVERAGE BANGLADESHI FAMILY
CONSISTS OF 1 FATHER, 1MOTHER,
AND 3-5 CHILDREN
• BANGLADESHI WOMEN HAVE AN
AVERAGE OF 4.23 CHILDREN DURING
THEIR LIFETIME.

17. LACK OF HOUSING:
• LARGE FAMILIES USUALLY LIVE IN ONE
ROOM SHACKS OR WITH OTHER
FAMILIES IN A COMMUNAL HOUSE. UP
TO 30 PEOPLE MAY ALL LIVE IN THE
SAME HOUSE

18. TRANSPORTATION
• NARROW AND SLENDER ROAD
• OLD AND ROUGH CONDITIONED CARS
ARE USED
• DREADFUL TRAFFIC CONTROL
• TRAFFIC JAM

19. POVERTY
• MAXIMUM PEOPLE LEAD LIFE BELOW
THE SCALE OF POVERTY LINE(31%).
• MASS UNEMPLOYMENT: NOT ENOUGH
JOBS FOR WORKING PEOPLE LEADS
TO A LACK OF RESOURCES AND FOOD
IN THE FAMILY UNIT.
• FAMINE CAUSED BY A LACK OF
RAINFALL AND FERTILE LAND OCCURS
OFTEN AND HAS A BIG IMPACT
• MANY CHILDREN STARVE AS A
RESULT EVERY YEAR

20. NEED OF HEALTH CARE
• NEED MORE HOSPITALS
• NEED HUGE NUMBER OF SPECIALIZED
DOCTORS
• IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE
• KEEP THE PRICE OF MEDICINE
REASONABLE

21. OTHER PROBLEMS
• EDUCATION PROBLEM
• APPLIES OF LAW AND ORDER
• POLITICAL INSTABILITY
• LACK OF WELL DEVELOPED
TECHNOLOGY

22. CULTURE OF BANGLADESH
CULTURE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT FOR OUR
SOCIETY. CULTURE IS DEFINED THAT COMPLEX WHOLE WHICH
INCLUDED KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS, ART, MORALE, CUSTOMS AND OTHER
CAPABILITIES AND HABITS ACQUIRED BY MAN AS A MEMBER OF
SOCIETY

23. HISTORY OF OUR CULTURE
• ROOT OF CULTURE:
BENGALI CULTURE INCLUDES THE AREA WITH
BANGLADESH AND WEST BANGLE INDIA.
• IDENTITY:
CENTERED IN 1971, STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM PAKISTAN.
• KEY ELEMENTS OF BANGLADESHI IDENTITY :
MOTHER TONGUE AND RELIGION

24. HISTORY OF OUR CULTURE(CONT.)
• EFFECT OF RELIGION ON OUR CULTURE
IDENTITY BECAME MORE LINKED TO ISLAMIC SYMBOLS RATHER THAN HINDUISM .
• IMPACT OF NATURE
POETS AND WRITERS LOVE TO WRITE ABOUT OUR BEAUTIFUL NATURE.
PLENTY OF LITERATURE WAS WRITTEN BASED ON NATURE.

25. HISTORY OF OUR CULTURE (CONT.)
• 1947: ISLAM INFLUENCED OUR CULTURE RATHER THAN OTHER RELIGION.
• 1952: LANGUAGE MOVEMENT OCCURRED TO ESTABLISH “BENGALI” AS OUR
MOTHER TONGUE.
• 1971: WE GOT RID OFF PAKISTANI CULTURE AND CREATED OUR OWN.
• 1976-1998: HINDU AND MUSLIM BECAME HAPPY TO SHARE THE SAME CULTURE.

26. CULTURE IN MODERN AGE
 PORTUGUESE MERCHANT CAME FIRST.
THEN CAME THE DUTCH, THE FRENCH AND THE ENGLISH
BRITISH PERIOD: A NEW ARISTOCRATIC CULTURE EVOLVED UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE.
PAKISTAN PERIOD: THE BENGALIS STARTED TO SEARCH FOR THEIR IDENTITY.
THEY DISCOVERED THEIR IMAGE IN THE NON-COMMUNAL FOLK TRADITION

27. RUMA KHATUN
ID : 120202087

28. IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY OF CULTURE
• CULTURE MAKES HUMAN BOND.
• CULTURE DEVELOPS INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDE
• CULTURE GIVES A UNIQUE IDENTITY
• ESTABLISHES PRINCIPLES.
• STAND APART IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

29. CLASSIFICATION OF BANGLADESHI
CULTURE
• URBAN CULTURE
• FOLK CULTURE
MATERIAL CULTURE
FORMALIZED CULTURE
FUNCTIONAL CULTURE
• TRIBAL CULTURE

30. FOLK ART OF BANGLADESH
• INGREDIENTS OF FOLK ART
• THE MOTIFS OF FOLK ART
BAMBOO CRAFT
CANE CRAFT
CONCH SHELL CRAFT
DEWALCHITRA
GAZIR PAT
GHATACHITRA
JUTE CRAFT
KARANDICHITRA
NAKSHI KANTHA
PUPPET
NAKSHI PITHA
WOODWORK
PATACHITRA
BODY PAINTING
ALPANA

31. NUSRAT JAHAN CHOWDHURY
ID : 110202077

32. FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS
• MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA
• EID UL-FITR
• EID UL-AJHA
• POHELA BOISHAKH
• SARADIA UTSAB
• POHELA FALGUN
• INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE
DAY
• INDEPENDENCE DAY OF BANGLADESH -
MARCH 26
• VICTORY DAY
• WEDDINGS
• MOTHERS DAY
• FATHER’S DAY
• FRIENDSHIP DAY
• CONCERT

33. REGULAR CULTURAL
FESTIVALS
MUSIC, DANCE,
DRAMA:
THE MUSIC AND DANCE STYLES:
CLASSICAL
FOLK AND TRIBAL
 OWN STYLE
MODERN

34. RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS
• EID-UL FITR
• EID-UL-ADHA
• DURGA PUJA
• BUDDHA PURNIMA
• CHRISTMAS

35. SEASONAL FESTIVALS
• POHELA BOISHAKH
• SHARADIA UTSAB
• NABANNA UTSAB
• POHELA FALGUN

36. NATIONAL FESTIVALS
• INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE
DAY – FEBRUARY 21ST
• INDEPENDENCE DAY - MARCH 26TH
• VICTORY DAY – DECEMBER 16TH

37. SOCIAL FESTIVALS
WEDDINGS
• MEHEDI SONDHA
• GAYE HOLUD
• DAY OF MARRIAGE
• BOU-VAT

38. MODERN FESTIVALS
• MOTHER’S DAY
• FATHER’S DAY
• FRIENDSHIP DAY

39. AKIKUN NAHUR
ID : 110202005

40. BASIC ELEMENTS OF BANGLADESHI
CULTURE
• HOUSE
• BEHAVIOR
• SPORTS
• RELIGION
• LIFESTYLE
• FOOD
• DRESS
• GIFT GIVING
• COMMUNICATION

41. ARCHITECTURE & HERITAGE

42. ARTS & HUMANITY
• LITERATURE
• GRAPHIC ARTS
• PERFORMANCE ARTS

43. REASONS BEHIND WEAK BANGLADESHI
CULTURE
• ADVANCEMENT OF SATELLITE
CHANNELS
• LACK OF RESPECT TO OWN CULTURE
• POOR VALUE STRUCTURE
• IRREGULAR ARRANGEMENT OF
CULTURAL PROGRAM
• LACK OF CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
• EFFECT OF GLOBALIZATION
• TENDENCY TO FOLLOW FOREIGN
CULTURE
• LACK OF AWARENESS
• INDIFFERENCE OF GOVERNMENT

44. BANGLADESH AT A GLANCE

45. THANK YOU