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The Ho of Bangladesh

The Ho of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 2,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a small Indigenous (Adivasi) ethnic community living primarily in north‑western Bangladesh. They mostly adhere to Animism and Ho is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: Munda-Santal
Primary Language(s): Ho (hoc)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 2,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG001176
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Pray for the Ho of Bangladesh

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ho
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Ho Speakers

Media Resources in Ho:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Ho:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ho are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Ho:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Ho of Bangladesh

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him
readLuke 10:34

Pray that the lost among them will experience the kind of compassion Jesus taught His followers to show others, and that they will trust in Him because He is the one who brings healing to the broken and lost.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.
readMatthew 25:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will honor Jesus and find joy as they take care of those in need.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Ho Across Countries (ROP3 - 112247) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HoPG041399HoIndia1,195,000No Longer UnreachedHoAnimism
HoPG001176HoBangladesh2,400Engaged yet UnreachedHoAnimism

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