LascarA lascar was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, British Somaliland or other lands east of the Cape of Good Hope who was employed on European ships from the 16th century until the mid-20th century. The Oxford English Dictionary states that the word has two possible derivations: Either an erroneous European use of Urdu lashkar army, camp [...], or a shortened form of its derivative lashkarī [...] In Portuguese c1600 laschar occurs in the same sense as lasquarim , i.
ChakmaLes Chakma sont un groupe ethnique : du Bangladesh (région des Chittagong Hill Tracts), où ils sont un peu plus de (2000) ; de Birmanie (chaîne de l'Arakan), où ils sont ; de l'Inde (États du Mizoram, du Tripura, de l'Assam, de l'Arunachal Pradesh, du Bengale occidental et du Manipur), où ils sont . Ils se nomment eux-mêmes Changma. Au Bangladesh, leur nombre était estimé par le gouvernement à plus de dans les années 1990.
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.
Noakhali (district)Noakhali (নোয়াখালী), historically known as Bhulua (ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and officially named Noakhali in 1868. Its headquarters lie in the town of Maijdee, therefore Noakhali is the only district of Bangladesh that is not named after its main town. The name of Noakhali District comes from the town of Noakhali (নোয়াখালী), which was the former headquarters of the old district.
RohingyaLes Rohingya ou Rohingyas (Ruáingga /ɹuájŋɡa/, ရိုဟင်ဂျာ rui hang gya /ɹòhɪ̀ɴɡjà/, রোহিঙ্গা Rohingga /ɹohiŋɡa/) sont un groupe ethnique indo-aryen apatride de langue indo-européenne, majoritairement musulman, mais comprenant une minorité de chrétiens et d'hindous. Les Rohingya vivent principalement dans le nord de l'État d'Arakan, dans l'ouest de la Birmanie. Les Rohingya se distinguent des Arakanais, de langue lolo-birmane et bouddhistes, qui forment la majorité de la population de l'Arakan.
BengaliLe bengali ou bangla (bn, ) est une langue indo-iranienne (sous-branche indo-aryenne) de la famille des langues indo-européennes. Avec l'assamais, il s'agit de la plus orientale des langues indo-européennes.
Rangamati (district)Rangamati 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.
DimapurDimapur (en hindi : दीमापुर) est une ville ayant une population de habitants en 2011, dans l'État du Nagaland. Au , la ville était la capitale de la tribu Kachari. En 1918, l’ancienne province de l'Assam du Raj britannique a accordé la location de la ville pour une durée de 30 ans au district de Naga Hills (maintenant Nagaland) pour la construction de lignes ferroviaires. En 1963, la ville a été louée pour une durée de 99 ans par l'État du Nagaland . Selon le recensement indien de 2011, la ville comptait .
Khagrachari (district)Khagrachari (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.
Habiganj (district)Habiganj (Hobigonj), formerly known as Habibganj (Hobibgonj), is a district in north-eastern Bangladesh, located in the Sylhet Division. It was established as a district in 1984 as a successor to its subdivision status since 1867. It is named after its headquarters, the town of Habiganj. Prehistoric settlements were said to have been discovered in the Chaklapunji tea garden, near Chandirmazar of Chunarughat. Habiganj has also revealed a significant number of prehistoric tools from the bed of Balu Stream, a small ephemeral stream (water remains here only for a few hours after rainfall).
