Year	Hindus in Bangladesh (in %)
1941	29.7
1947	23.0
1961	19.0
1974	14.0
1981	13.4
2002	9.0

 

Source: S.K. Datta, “The Recent Plight of Minorities in Bangladesh: A Post-election Perspective” (paper presented by the former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, India in an international seminar organized by the Centre for Research in Indo-Bangladesh Relations, Kolkata, 28 January 2002).