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The Dalu of Bangladesh

The Dalu of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 750 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small indigenous (Adivasi) community living mainly in the northern border regions of Bangladesh, closely related to Dalu communities in India’s Garo Hills, Meghalaya, and Assam. They mostly adhere to Hinduism and Darlong is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Dalu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Himalayan Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: Garo-Tripuri
Primary Language(s): Darlong (dln)
Primary Religion(s): Hinduism
Population: 750
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048707
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Hinduism
Religious Affiliation: Hinduism

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Hinduism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Darlong
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

100%
%
Darlong Speakers

Media Resources in Darlong:

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Bible Resources in Darlong:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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Pray specifically for the Dalu of Bangladesh

"...And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
readLuke 8:8

Pray that the seeds of truth will take root in the hearts of those who are far from Jesus and that He will lead them from darkness to light.

Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the LORD; exult before him!
readPsalm 68:4

Pray that many will come to faith in Christ and share the gospel with others so that His salvation will be known among all nations.

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and suffer for their faith, they will sing for joy and be glad in their hearts because the Lord has compassion on them.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Dalu Across Countries (ROP3 - 111877) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
DaluPG048707DaluBangladesh750Unengaged and UnreachedDarlongHinduism
DaluPG049003DaluIndia16,500Unengaged and UnreachedBengaliHinduism

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