People group profile · PG048707
The Dalu of Bangladesh
The Dalu of Bangladesh, numbering about 750 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a small indigenous (Adivasi) community living mainly in the northern border regions of Bangladesh, closely related to Dalu communities in India’s Garo Hills, Meghalaya, and Assam.
They are an indigenous people in the Garo-Tripuri people cluster of the Himalayan Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Darlong.
Fast facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Population
- 750
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Garo-Tripuri
- Primary language
- Darlong (dln)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Dalu are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Dalu
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Gospel resources in Darlong
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2014 Edition · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Dalu
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Dalu in other countries
The same people (ROP3 111877) is reported in 1 other country.
Know something we don't? Submit updates to IMB Global Research.