What is Chittagonian peoples?
[[File:Cropped Tripuri.jpg|thumb|left|Tripuris of Bangladesh]] [[File:Rega, a Chakma woman.jpg|thumb|left|Chakma tribe woman of Bangladesh]] The '''Chittagonian peoples''' are groups of tribes and native aborigines living in the [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]], consisting of the Tripuris, the Chakmas and various others inhabiting SE [[Bangladesh]]. In their overall complexion and facial features these peoples are more closely related to [[Burma]] and other [[South East Asia]]n nations of Indo-China, gives the country a strong candidate to become a future member of [[ASEAN]]. Chittagongian people speak the Chittagongian language, which is an Indo-Aryan language of Assamese-Bengali group. It is considered a dialect of Bengali by the Bangladeshi government though they are not mutually intelligible. They live in the Chittagong division of south-eastern Bangladesh. They are predominantly Theraveda Buddhist, but there are sizeable Hindus and due to influx of people from Bangladesh’s other parts Muslims are now consisting the largest minority of the region. The Indian tricolour was hoisted in Rangamati for 3 days, but was put down by the Pakistani government( Then Bangladesh was under Pakistan as East Pakistan) {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Ethnic groups in Bangladesh]] [[Category:Tripura]] [[Category:Chittagong Hill Tracts]]