Indigenous populations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, collectively known as the
Jumma, demanded a seperate governmental ministry for their own development to
recongnize their language and to protect their culture. According to News from
Bangledesh indigenous leaders stated their demands on Aborigene's Day, Friday
Feburary 4 at the Nachote Degree college playground in Bangladesh. They also
pressed for for recognized rights to land and protection of indigneous cultures.
It is unclear how the Bangali government will repond to their demands.
