Mahifarash
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The chiefs of Dhaka's Muslim fish-businessmen Mahifarash community | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bangladesh (Old Dhaka) | |
| Languages | |
| Old Dhakaiya (native) Standard Bengali (mostly spoken as an L2) | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Dhakaiyas |
| Islam in Bangladesh |
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The Mahifarash (Bengali: মাহিফরাস, romanized: mahifôrash, Dhakaiya: মাইফরাস maifôrash) are a Bengali Muslim community of fishmongers primarily from Old Dhaka. They are distinct from the Mahifarash of Tangail, who are descendants of Mappila Muslims, and the Mahifarash fishermen of Mymensingh.