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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

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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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

Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.
readJerremiah 32:17

Pray that the God who made the heavens and the earth by the power of His outstretched arm, the One who is able to save those who are lost, will show His great love and mercy to those who are walking in darkness.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
readEphesians 5:32-33

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grasp the profound mystery of Christ's love for the Church, reflecting this love in their marriages.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

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

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1 people group

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

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