Rakhine people in Bangladesh

The Rakhine are a small community of Bangladesh. The Rakhine community inhabiting in the coastal areas of Patuakhali, Borguna and Cox's Bazaar migrated to Bangladesh from Myanmar. Originally, they are Rakhine nationality (also known as Arakanese) from the Rakhine State or Arakan which is now part of Myanmar. Total population of Arakanese (Rakhine) is 2,346,000. Among them, 207,000 are residing in Bangladesh.

The Rakhines by Mustafa Majid

Mustafa Majid is an eminent researcher of Bangladesh who has intensively worked on the origin, life-style and social customs of the Rakhines for over twenty years. His Ph. D. thesis has been published under the title The Rakhines. The book has seven chapters in which the author deals with theories of administration, identities of the Rakhaines and a chronicle of Patuakhali district, the anthropological identity of the Rakhines and their problems with land.

References

Mustafa Majid, The Rakhaines, Mawla Brothers, Dhaka.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rakhaine people.

Ethnic groups in Bangladesh

Bawm Bengalis Chak Chakma Garo Khasiya Khumi Khyang Kuki Kurukh Lushei Mahle Marma Mro Munda Pankho Rakhine Santals Tanchangya Tripuri

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, January 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.