Barua (Bangladesh) People

The Barua, are an ethnic group native to Chittagong Division in Bangladesh, Rakhine State in Myanmar, where they are known as the Maramagyi or Maramagri, and parts of Assam, West Bengal and Tripura in northeast India. According to Arakanese chronology, the Barua Buddhists have lived there for five thousand years. Another derivation of ‘Barua’ is ‘Baru’ and ‘Arya’ meaning great arya. They are commonly identified by their last name, “Barua”. Barua is derived from “Baru” meaning “great” and “ua”, meaning “noble rulers”. In Myanmar, the Barua is classified as one of the seven groups that make up the Rakhine nation. Originally, the Barua title is of Assamese origin.