PRESENTATION ON

Cultural and SocialHistory of Bangladesh

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

NUSRAT JAHAN PROMAID : 110202103

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

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 .

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 .

SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN BANGLADESH

• Social structure is the organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together compose society .

• RURAL SOCIETY :

• URBAN SOCIETY :

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 .

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 .

322,000 were divorced .

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 .

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 .

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 .

REZWAN SADAT NILOY

ID : 110202003

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

OVERPOPULATION

IMPACTS OF OVERPOPULATION:

GRAIN PRODUCTION

CROPLAND

FRESH WATER

OCEANIC FISH CATCH

MEAT PRODUCTION

FORESTS

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.

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

TRANSPORTATION

• NARROW AND SLENDER ROAD

• OLD AND ROUGH CONDITIONED CARS ARE USED

• DREADFUL TRAFFIC CONTROL

• TRAFFIC JAM

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

NEED OF HEALTH CARE

• NEED MORE HOSPITALS

• NEED HUGE NUMBER OF SPECIALIZED DOCTORS

• IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE

• KEEP THE PRICE OF MEDICINE REASONABLE

OTHER PROBLEMS

• EDUCATION PROBLEM

• APPLIES OF LAW AND ORDER

• POLITICAL INSTABILITY

• LACK OF WELL DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY

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

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

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.

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.

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

RUMA KHATUN

ID : 120202087

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

CLASSIFICATION OF BANGLADESHI CULTURE

• URBAN CULTURE

• FOLK CULTURE

MATERIAL CULTURE

FORMALIZED CULTURE

FUNCTIONAL CULTURE

• TRIBAL CULTURE

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

NUSRAT JAHAN CHOWDHURY

ID : 110202077

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

REGULAR CULTURAL FESTIVALS

MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA:

THE MUSIC AND DANCE STYLES:

CLASSICAL

FOLK AND TRIBAL

 OWN STYLE

MODERN

RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS

• EID-UL FITR

• EID-UL-ADHA

• DURGA PUJA

• BUDDHA PURNIMA

• CHRISTMAS

SEASONAL FESTIVALS

• POHELA BOISHAKH

• SHARADIA UTSAB

• NABANNA UTSAB

• POHELA FALGUN

NATIONAL FESTIVALS

• INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY – FEBRUARY 21ST

• INDEPENDENCE DAY - MARCH 26TH

• VICTORY DAY – DECEMBER 16TH

SOCIAL FESTIVALS

WEDDINGS• MEHEDI SONDHA

• GAYE HOLUD

• DAY OF MARRIAGE

• BOU-VAT

MODERN FESTIVALS

• MOTHER’S DAY

• FATHER’S DAY

• FRIENDSHIP DAY

AKIKUN NAHUR

ID : 110202005

BASIC ELEMENTS OF BANGLADESHI CULTURE

• HOUSE

• BEHAVIOR

• SPORTS

• RELIGION

• LIFESTYLE

• FOOD

• DRESS

• GIFT GIVING

• COMMUNICATION

ARCHITECTURE & HERITAGE 

ARTS & HUMANITY

• LITERATURE

• GRAPHIC ARTS

• PERFORMANCE ARTS

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

BANGLADESH AT A GLANCE

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