I am coming into my last week in Bangladesh before I head to Uganda. I spent this time traveling to the north of the country to visit a Tarango location as well as an Amal Foundation project. The northern part of the country is quite different from the south mainly because it is cut off by the Padma River. The north has one of the largest populations of indigenous, tribal people in the country. Most of them migrated to the area from Burma before the British period. Most of these people are disadvantaged compared to ethnic Bengalis. The tribal people have their own cultural traditions and language. The vast majority of the tribes are either Buddhists or Hindus. Bridges have recently been built to cross the Padma River. But until then this area has been cut
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