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Rakhine people in Bangladesh

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The Rakhine are a small community of Bangladesh. The Rakhine community inhabiting in the coastal areas of Patuakhali, Borguna and Cox's Bazaar migrated to Bangladesh from Myanmar. Originally, they are Rakhine nationality (also known as Arakanese) from the Rakhine State or Arakan which is now part of Myanmar. Total population of Arakanese (Rakhine) is 2,346,000. Among them, 207,000 are residing in Bangladesh.

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