The Bom are a community inhabiting in the Chittagong Hill Tracts

Chittagong Hill Tracts

The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,295 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar . It was a single district of Bangladesh until 1984. In that year it was divided into three separate districts: Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban. Topographically, this is the...

 of Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

. The Bom are one of smallest ethnic groups in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

with a population of only 6978 according to the 1991 census.They are famous for their simple lives, honesty and truthfulness.

History

The Bawms of the CHT call their settlements “Bawmram ” which means a Bawm inhabited area or region.To the Mizos of Mizoram and the Chins of Chin Hills, their settlements have also been known as “Bawmram.” Historical facts have deduced that the Bawm settlement in the CHT is very ancient. Many archeological relics, sanctuaries, ruined villages, imprints and reminiscents are found in the north-eastern side of the present Chittagong and CHT. These are important indicators of the earliest Bawm settlement. In 80 A.D. the Bawm settlements were found in Chittagong and the present Chittagong Hill Tracts. According to the historical chronology of the Kukis of Manipur State, Khupling was the king of Tagoung (Chittagong) during 80 A.D.. He ruled over 27 big villages. At that time, ethnic Kuki people were called Pong or Poi (now Pawi or Lai) by other Kuki kingdoms. In addition, in 1134-1205 A.D. the kingdom Chon-mang is well recorded in the Kuki history. King Chon-mang's territory covered the present CHT, Mizoram, Tripura and Cachar Hills. The territories three sub-capitals were Khampat (Burma), Champhai (Mizoram) and Vanlaiphai (Tripura-CHT. Around in 18th century a large portion of the Bawms again came to the CHT under the leadership of Liankung Chief from Chin Hills. It was the last movement to the CHT. (...for detail see the book titled "THE BAWMZO" by Nathan Loncheu published in September,2011.

Reference:
Loncheu, Nathan.2011. "THE BAWMZO" with an introduction to the unknown Kuki-Chin cultures of the CHT. published in september,2011.
P.S. Haokip.2008.Zalen'ngam:the Kuki Nations, Published in Manipur.