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  2. Ethnic minorities in Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    The Keot (Kaibarta) people of Bangladesh belong to the Austric stock and are an aboriginal tribe which has slowly been converted into a caste. They generally practice fishing and agriculture as their prime source of livelihood. This indigenous community is also present in Assam and North Bengal etc. They have lost their mother tongue and use ...

  3. Tribal peoples of Chittagong Hill Tracts - Wikipedia

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    In Bangladesh there are many tribal people living in Sylhet, Dinajpur, Cox's Bazar, Mymensingh, Rajshahi etc. But the majority of tribal people live in Chittagong Hill tracts. It is the home of eleven tribes, the most beautiful indigenous people of Bangladesh.

  4. Chakma people - Wikipedia

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    The Chakma people or Changhma people (Chakma: π‘„Œπ‘„‹π‘„΄π‘„Ÿπ‘„³π‘„¦, π‘„Œπ‘„‡π‘„΄π‘„Ÿ), are an ethnic group and nation native to the Indian subcontinent and Western Myanmar. They are the second largest ethnic group of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of southeastern Bangladesh , and the largest in the Chakma Autonomous District Council of ...

  5. 'Disappeared' victims emerge in Bangladesh, seek justice ...

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    Bangladesh indigenous people's rights activist Michael Chakma says he was woken up by his captors earlier this month in the dark, tiny cell where he was being held and thrown into a car ...

  6. Bangladeshis - Wikipedia

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    The Chakma people are the largest tribe of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the second largest indigenous ethnic group of Bangladesh after Bengalis. A Tibeto-Burman community, have been greatly influenced by Bengali culture , including in their native Chakma language , a branch of the Bengali-Assamese languages .

  7. Marma people - Wikipedia

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    Map of Marma people in Bangladesh by upazila Marma girls at the Water Festival during Sangrai (New year celebration.). The Marma (Burmese: မာရမာ α€α€­α€―α€„α€Ία€Έα€›α€„α€Ία€Έα€žα€¬α€Έ) are the second-largest ethnic community in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, primarily residing in the Bandarban, Khagrachari and Rangamati Hill Districts.

  8. Jumma (term) - Wikipedia

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    Allegedly, 400,000 Bengali homeless people were relocated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with homes, arable land, and food rationing. [11] It causes tension between Bengali settlers and tribal groups. Between 1979 and 1997, over 15 major conflict took place between Bengali settlers and minority tribes where government agencies have allegation to ...

  9. Mru people - Wikipedia

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    Around 200 more villages making up of between 20,000 and 25,000 people are located in the Chittagong Hills of southern Bangladesh. Another 2,000 Mrus inhabit the districts of West Bengal , India. It is estimated that the population will grow to 85,700 by 2020.