expatbd

Information, Technology & Community for Expat Bangladeshis Worldwide

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About 300,000 people in the U.S. identified as Bangladeshi in 2023 — making Bangladeshi Americans the 12th-largest Asian origin group (~1% of Asians in the U.S.), per Census data. 95% identify as Bangladeshi alone, 5% in combination with other origins.

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Bangladesh Population Clock
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Most populous cities in Bangladesh
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Estimates suggest there are over 10,000 Bangladeshi engineers working in the United States, particularly in metropolitan areas and key sectors such as IT, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering.

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Over 75% of Bangladeshi students in the U.S. pursue STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), well above the Asian American average.
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44% of Bangladeshi immigrants have been naturalized as U.S. citizens

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The exact number of Bangladeshi doctors is also hard to pinpoint, but it is estimated that at least 5,000-10,000 Bangladeshi physicians are practicing or training in the U.S. #ExpatBD #ExpatBDFacts

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Coming soon.

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@JonFDanilowicz @albd1971 Indian politicans right now...

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Our first initiative is to form all-volunteer high school student groups, working with 501(c)(3) orgs, to conduct demographic and socioeconomic surveys and build statistical models of the Bangladeshi expats in US, CA, AU, etc.

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Excited to launch EXPATBD by AKTIFUL — a global platform for Bangladeshi expats to access data, tech, and community to enrich their personal, social, and national lives.