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On Google, I saw that people with Lungi were usually shirtless. Have you worn it before, and have you been shirtless in public?
Bangladeshis typically do not wear Lungis or go shirtless in public unless one is desperately poor (rickshaw pullers/drivers). It is rare to see people sporting Lungis unless you go to far out villages. Lungi though is widely worn by village people all across India/Bangladesh, especially their Southern states.
Bangladeshi middle/higher-class traditional ethnic dress is a lightweight breathable tunic called (oddly enough) a 'Punjabee' (typically made of low-GSM silk or cotton), worn with pyjamas which can be slimmed out (skinny) almost like leggings (Churidar style) for the fashionable male younger set typically but baggy/wide legged for older/conservative folks. However these pyjamas don't resemble Pakistani type shalwars which bunch up around the ankle. Shalwars are also worn with Punjabees or shirt-collared Kameez but are a bit rarer (please see below).
This is more or less in line with North Indian or Pakistani dress-trends for men.
In light winter, a half-vest (waistcoat) is typically layered on top of the aforementioned Punjabee for warmth. In deep winter - a Nehru coat type suit jacket is also worn by well to do folks. This is called an 'Aachkan'. Bangladeshi brothers can correct me if I am wrong.
Here are contemporary fashion trends from local Bangladeshi fashion houses which is a bit on the avant garde side. Weather is very warm and humid which is reflected in choice of lightweight clothing.
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