Meitei people in Bangladesh
Cultural flag of the Meiteis | |
Manipuri Raas Leela festival in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh | |
| Total population | |
| 15,000 (2020) | |
| Languages | |
| Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri language) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Hinduism Minority: | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Indian people and other Bangladeshis |
Meitei people (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ), also known as Manipuri people (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ), is one of the minority ethnic groups of Bangladesh. They live mostly in the Sylhet division of the country. The Meitei of Bangladesh's population reached 15,000 in 2020