Mong Circle

The Mong Circle dates to 1782 with the first chieftain, Mrachai.^[6] During British rule, the British authorities designated the Mong Circle in 1871, to encompass an ethnically mixed population in the Feni valley.^[7] In 1881, the Chittagong Hill Tracts were administratively divided into three circles, namely the Chakma Circle, the Bohmong Circle, and the Mong Circles, each presided over by a hereditary chief from the Chakma and Marma peoples.^[8][9][10] The circles were codified into law with the Chittagong Hill Tract Regulations, 1900, eased revenue collection and administrative burdens on British authorities by delegating tax collection, land administration management and social arbitration responsibilities to the chieftains.^[11][10] In 1901, the Mong Circle extended 653 square miles (1,690 km²).^[12] This administrative structure remained in place until 1964, when the introduction of local self-government abolished the special status of these circles and brought local administration under the control of the central government.^[8]

During the 1971 Liberation War, the Marma chief actively supported Bangladeshi independence.^[13]

• Marma people
• Bohmong Circle
• Chakma Circle