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24 February 2008
• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Nurnobe, Chattagong University

Photo: Amirul Rajiv

Many communities like Chakma, Marma and Rakhaines are living in different places in Bangladesh. But they are on the verge of losing their linguistic identity. The matter deserves a closer look.
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