[1][better source needed] Most Chinese expatriates are based in Dhaka and Chittagong, and consist largely of diplomats or employees of foreign companies.

[1] Chinese women in Dhaka have a reputation for running popular beauty parlours.

[2] Social and cultural events such as the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Chinese New Year are celebrated quite often by those who cannot go home.

[3][4] There is also a local organisation, Bangladesh-China People's Friendship Association (BCPFA), which has been active since 1986.

Since the eighteenth century, obvious Chinese community appeared in Bangladesh.