Khagrachhari DistrictKhagrachari (খাগড়াছড়ি) is a district in the Chittagong Division of Southeastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. The Chittagong Hill Tracts was under the reign of the Tripura State, the Arakans & the Sultans in different times before it came under the control of the British East India Company in 1760. Although the British got the authority of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in 1760, they had no authority besides collecting nominal taxes. Until 1860, two kings or chiefs governed the internal administration of this region.
Bawm peopleThe Bom, or Bawm (বম), are an ethnic community inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The Bawm are one of smallest ethnic groups in Bangladesh. In 2004, around 10,000 Bawm inhabited India, with the population in all countries totalling around 24,500. In 2011, 12,000 Bawms inhabited the Chittagong Hills of Bangladesh, and 2,500 Bawm inhabited Myanmar. They speak the Sino-Tibetan Bawm language. The Bawms of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh call their settlements “Bawmram” which means a Bawm inhabited area or region.
ArakanArakan (ˈærəkæn or ˈɑːrəkɑːn ) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east. The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it accessible only by the Indian subcontinent and the sea. The region now forms the Rakhine State in Myanmar. Arakan became one of the earliest regions in Southeast Asia to embrace Dharmic religions, particularly Buddhism and Hinduism. Islam arrived with Arab merchants in the 8th century.
Radcliffe LineThe Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcated between the Indian and Pakistani portions of the Punjab Province and Bengal Presidency of British India. It was named after Cyril Radcliffe, who, as the joint chairman of the two boundary commissions for the two provinces, had the ultimate responsibility to equitably divide of territory with 88 million people. The demarcation line was published on 17 August 1947 upon the Partition of British India.
Buddhism in BangladeshBuddhism is the third-largest religious affiliation and formed about 0.63% of the population of Bangladesh. It is said that Buddha once in his life came to this region of East Bengal to spread his teachings and he was successful in converting the local people to Buddhism, specially in the Chittagong division and later on Pala empire propagate and patronized Buddhist religion throughout the Bengal territory. About 1 million people in Bangladesh adhere to the Theravada school of Buddhism.
Rangamati Hill DistrictRangamati Hill District (Chakma:𑄢𑄁𑄉𑄟𑄖𑄧𑄖𑄬 𑄟𑄯𑄚𑄧 𑄥𑄉𑄣) is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division, and the town of Rangamati serves as the headquarters of the district. By area, Rangamati is the largest district of the country. Rangamati is located in the Chittagong Division. It is bordered by the Tripura state of India to the north, Bandarban District to the south, Mizoram State of India and Chin State of Myanmar to the east, and Khagrachari and Chittagong Districts to the west.
Twipra KingdomThe Twipra Kingdom (Sanskrit: Tripura, Anglicized: Tippera) was one of the largest ancient - historical kingdoms of the Tripuri people in Northeast India. The present political areas which were part of the Twipra Kingdom are: Barak Valley (Cachar Plains), Hailakandi and Karimganj in present-day Assam Comilla, Sylhet and the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh The present-day states of Tripura and Mizoram The Twipra Kingdom in all its various ages comprised the areas with the borders: The Khasi Hills in the North The Manipur Hills in the North-East The Arakan Hills of Burma in the East The Bay of Bengal to the South The Brahmaputra River to the West A list of legendary Tripuri kings is given in the Rajmala chronicle, a 15th-century chronicle in Bengali written by the court pandits of Dharma Manikya I (r.
Tripuri peopleThe Tripuri (also known as TripuraTipra, Tiprasa, Twipra), are a Tibeto-Burman-speaking ethnic group of Northeast Indian state of Tripura. They are the descendants of the inhabitants of the Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in North-East India and Bangladesh. The Tripuri people through the Manikya dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Tripura for many years until the kingdom joined the Indian Union on 15 October 1949. Tripuris are the native people of Tripura having its own unique and distinct rich culture, tradition, and history.
