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The Chattagrami of Bangladesh

The Chattagrami of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 14,760,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic people of southeastern Bangladesh whose identity is centered on the historic port city of Chattogram. Their Chittagonian language, maritime heritage, and trading networks shape a culturally distinctive regional Bengali community. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Chittagonian is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: Bengali
Primary Language(s): Chittagonian (ctg)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 14,760,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity
People Group ID: PG048711

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Pray for the Chattagrami of Bangladesh

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chittagonian
Language Family: Indo-European

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Chittagonian Speakers

Media Resources in Chittagonian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

5 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Chittagonian:

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1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chittagonian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Chattagrami 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 Chattagrami:
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 Chattagrami of Bangladesh

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
readJohn 16:33

Pray that those who don't have peace with God will find peace in Christ, even amid the troubles of this world.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
readHebrews 10:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live with reverence for God and not deliberately keep sinning after they receive the knowledge of the truth.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

Chittagonian Across Countries (ROP3 - 115660) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
ChattagramiPG048711ChattagramiBangladesh14,760,000Engaged yet UnreachedChittagonianSunni Islam

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