Meitei people in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi Meiteis
(Meitei people in Bangladesh)
(Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ)
(Bengali: মণিপুরী জাতি)
Cultural flag of the Meiteis
Manipuri Raas Leela festival in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh
Total population
15,000[1] (2020)
Languages
Meitei language
(officially known as Manipuri language)
Religion
Majority:
Hinduism
Minority:
Related ethnic groups
other Indian people and other Bangladeshis
Meetei Mayek
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Meitei people (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ), also known as Manipuri people (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ), is one of the minority ethnic groups of Bangladesh. They live mostly in the Sylhet division of the country.[2] The Meitei of Bangladesh's population reached 15,000 in 2020[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Meitei". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Manipuri, The - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2024-09-27.