THE VANISHING JUMMA

​The Jumma are facing what they see as a struggle for survival. They claim that their way of life is being increasingly threatened by the government of Bangladesh.

In 1971, some members of the new Bangladeshi government were angry that some Jumma had sided with West Pakistan. However, some fought on the other side with the Bangladeshi freedom fighters.

​As a result, the Jumma claim that the newly independent government put in place a policy that saw the arrival of the Bangladesh military, the influx of tens of thousands of settlers, and displacement of many Jumma.

Successive governments have moved Bengali settlers into the region, forcing the Jumma out of their homes, making them a minority in their own land.