Khumi people

Among the ethnic groups in Chittagong Hill Tracts the Khumis were the war like people. Earlier they were very often engaged in internecine or intertrinal warfare with the Bawms and the Mros. The Khumis originally lived in Arakan; however, after a fierce battle between them and the Mro, the latter were defeated and fled to the Chittagong Hill Tracts. But later the Khumis themselves entered Chittagong Hill Tracts after being defeated by Arakan. ==Geographical distribution==

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, there are 3,780 Khumi in Bangladesh. They mainly concentrated in Bandarban District with 3287 population. == Persecution ==

The Khumis have faced discrimination within Bangladesh and Myanmar. The Arakan Army imposed the Rakhine language in schools with children that originally speak the Khumi language. They have also been subjected to forced labour and conscription. ==Religion and culture==

The Khumis are primarily Christian with a minority Buddhist and animist population. Historically, the Khumis were animist until the 1930s, following British missionary work. The men keep long hair and tie it into a tuft on the head. They are dependent on shifting cultivation. In 1995, only one of their members passed Secondary School Certificate examination. ==References==