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Stories Set in Bangladesh — top stories

1971's liberation, Dhaka's rickshaw ranks, madrasa childhoods and garment-factory heroines — the delta's stories run deep and recent. Start with these ten, then open Bangladesh on StoryTerra's map.

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10 famous stories set in Bangladesh

Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-04). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 32 books and 53 movies set in Bangladesh.

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AGBO-Thematic Entertainment-TGIM Films
movie

Tyler Rake a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord.

Setting: Dhaka, Bangladesh; Mumbai, IndiaTime Period: Contemporary
Mujib: The Making of a Nation

Mujib: The Making of a Nation

Bangladesh Film Development Corporation-National Film Development Corporation of India
movie

Biopic on the father of the nation of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film will showcase his growing up as a child to his standing up against all injustice in his youth to fighting for the independence of his…

Setting: BangladeshTime Period: 20th Century
Mirror Game

Mirror Game

Content Matters-Half Stop Down
movie

Ayna is an actor and the prison is his stage. He slips into the characters of the powerful convicted in exchange of money and take their place in prison. This strange profession is borne out of a society that doesn't…

Setting: BangladeshTime Period: 2010s
দীপু নাম্বার টু

দীপু নাম্বার টু

by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
book

ভূমিকা:"আমি যখন পদার্থ বিজ্ঞানে ডি.এইচ.ডি করার জন্যে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে গিয়েছি তখন সেখানে আমি একেবারেই একা, বাংলায় কথা বলার একজন মানুষও নেই। পড়াশোনার প্রচন্ড চাপ, সিয়াটলের মেঘে ঢাকা ধূসর আকাশ, গুড়িগুড়ি বৃষ্টি, কনকনে…

Setting: BangladeshTime Period: 1980s
Rashed, My Friend

Rashed, My Friend

by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Yeshim Iqbal (Translator)
book

1971 was a turning point in the sub-continent's history: it was when everything changed and Bangladesh came into existence. For nine months from March to December, the people of the country sacrificed their lives and…

Setting: BangladeshTime Period: 1971
The Concert for Bangladesh

The Concert for Bangladesh

20th Century Fox-Apple Corps-U.S. Committee for UNICEF
movie

A film about the first benefit rock concert when major musicians performed to raise relief funds for the poor of Bangladesh. The Concert for Bangladesh was a pair of benefit concerts organised by former Beatles…

Setting: New York USA; BangladeshTime Period: 1971
Whores' Glory

Whores' Glory

Living Films-Lotus-Film-Quinte Film GmbH
movie

An examination of the lives needs troubles and hopes of prostitutes in Thailand Bangladesh and Mexico.

Setting: Thailand; Bangladesh; MexicoTime Period: 2010s
Janowar

Janowar

Taslimi Cinematic Organization
movie

Based on a true story- A group of robbers broke into a house at night with the intention of committing robbery. The house was inhabited by two young girls and a disabled child and their mother. Not getting the desired…

Setting: BangladeshTime Period: 2021
Sathi

Sathi

SVF Entertainment
movie

A man sacrifices everything for his love but his identity remains hidden from her for most of the movie.

Setting: BangladeshTime Period: Contemporary
The Unnamed

The Unnamed

Impress Tele Films
movie

A migrant worker's passing leads authorities on a wild goose chase on his identity and what to do with his corpse.

Setting: BangladeshTime Period: 2016

The 10 stories above are just a sample of the 85 in the catalogue for this entry. For the full live catalogue, open Bangladesh in the StoryTerra app. On the live map you can also filter by the exact time the stories take place — any year, decade or century, from BCE to the future.

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