Burmese community in Bangladesh
The Burmese people in Bangladesh consists mostly people who emigrated to Bangladesh from Myanmar, mostly political and ethnic refugees. Most Burmese people in Bangladesh are Rohingya people, however as Burmese Government refuses to consider them an ethnic group.[1][2][3] Other large immigrants are the Rakhines.
Total population | |
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1,500,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Majority in Dhaka Minority in Chittagong | |
Languages | |
Burmese · English · Bengali · Chin · Tamil · Rohingya · Rakhine | |
Religion | |
Majority Buddhism and Islam Minority Hinduism · Animism · Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Burmese diaspora |
References
- Hussain, Maaz. "Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Vow Never to Return to Myanmar". VOA. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- Project, Joshua. "Burmese in Bangladesh". Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- "Burma and Bangladesh agree deal to repatriate Rohingya Muslims". The Independent. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
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