Ethnic Group Of Bangladesh
Acknowledgement
First of all I like to show great respect to our almighty for giving me an ability to carry on this type of assignment on the way to completion and finalization to my success. Then I would like to thank our honorable teacher Shamshad Chowdhury for giving me the actual ideas and clues for the assignment. Especially thanks to the authority of Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology for selecting this kind of subject that really would be a pioneer step on our future and to make a great plan for the further activities and to the near next
1. Introduction :
Bangladesh is quite rich in ethnic culture. There are about thirty-five ethnic communities living in different parts of the country. The major ethnic communities are Chakma, Murma, Garo, Santal, Hajong, Tipra, Khasi, Murang, Shendhu, Panko etc. They struggle to maintain their life style, culture and protect distinct religious beliefs from the influence of the dominant culture and religions. In the North and Northwestern belt of Bangladesh a number of ethnic communities live who still have to struggle hard to sustain their original culture and traditional heritage. The adivasis in this region comprises of several groups Santal, Oraon, Munda, Mahali, Mahato, Malpahara etc.
Among the ethnic people in the north and northwestern belt of Bangladesh Santals are largest in number. But there is no accurate and reliable statistics regarding their actual population. There is also a great difference between the official and unofficial figures and estimates.
According to the government census of 1991, the adivasi population was estimated 3,14,337 in 16 administrative district of the Rajshahi division. But as claimed by an indigenous community leader, Badla Oraon of Dinajpur Adivasi Academy, the number of indigenous people in Rajshai division was 3,222,000 way back in 1984. A survey report reveals that the total population of Santal is 143932 in Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Bogra, Pabna and some
First of all I like to show great respect to our almighty for giving me an ability to carry on this type of assignment on the way to completion and finalization to my success. Then I would like to thank our honorable teacher Shamshad Chowdhury for giving me the actual ideas and clues for the assignment. Especially thanks to the authority of Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology for selecting this kind of subject that really would be a pioneer step on our future and to make a great plan for the further activities and to the near next
1. Introduction :
Bangladesh is quite rich in ethnic culture. There are about thirty-five ethnic communities living in different parts of the country. The major ethnic communities are Chakma, Murma, Garo, Santal, Hajong, Tipra, Khasi, Murang, Shendhu, Panko etc. They struggle to maintain their life style, culture and protect distinct religious beliefs from the influence of the dominant culture and religions. In the North and Northwestern belt of Bangladesh a number of ethnic communities live who still have to struggle hard to sustain their original culture and traditional heritage. The adivasis in this region comprises of several groups Santal, Oraon, Munda, Mahali, Mahato, Malpahara etc.
Among the ethnic people in the north and northwestern belt of Bangladesh Santals are largest in number. But there is no accurate and reliable statistics regarding their actual population. There is also a great difference between the official and unofficial figures and estimates.
According to the government census of 1991, the adivasi population was estimated 3,14,337 in 16 administrative district of the Rajshahi division. But as claimed by an indigenous community leader, Badla Oraon of Dinajpur Adivasi Academy, the number of indigenous people in Rajshai division was 3,222,000 way back in 1984. A survey report reveals that the total population of Santal is 143932 in Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Bogra, Pabna and some