Indigenous festival in Bandarban

Indigenous festival in Bandarban

Bangladesh | Wednesday, December 12, 2012 | 5 photos

Marma are the second largest ethnic group in Bangladesh.According to the National Census 1991 Bangladesh has a Marma population of 1,57,301.The Marma language belongs to the Burmese group of Tibeto-Burman language family (Nue 2007). The Marma alphabet 'Marmaza' or 'Marimacha' originates from the 'ancient sub-continental Brahmin alphabet that had left-to-right writing style. Both Marma men and women like to be cleanly dressed and the women are comparatively more fashionable. Marma celebrates most famous festival with their traditional way on several occasions every year, which attracts to the viewers/tourist too much. And the material culture of the Marma society includes many basic tools and weapons of primitive societies.