Islam in Bengal has always been adaptive to the local tradition and practices in many contexts to make more sense for the local Muslims. However, Bengal witnessed various reform and revitalisation movements within Islamic tradition during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which are the outcomes of Islamic modernisation. Reform movements continued even after the independence of Bangladesh when an Islamic identity was regained. The quest for a 'pure' form of Islam is an ongoing process for many youths in contemporary Bangladesh. It increased the visibility of various Islamic movements (some termed them as Piety movement, Islamists, Fundamentalists etc.). It also shows an Inclination towards a global version of Islam (following various international preachers online). The Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) movement that was initiated in the 1920s in Delhi has been influential in Bangladesh and provided an opportunity to make Islamic practices in the public sphere more visible than ever, although the concept of a public sphere is a contested term. Global identity through ummah, an imaginary global Muslim community, is the key for many Islamic movements, including the TJ. The paper, based on the long ethnographic work of the author, shows that as a global Islamic revivalist movement, TJ has been very popular among Bangladeshis in every aspect of society in rural and urban Bangladesh among all classes contributing to fostering an Islamic public sphere.
