Asur in Bangladesh
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
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Scripture Prayers for the Asur in Bangladesh.
| People Name General | Asur |
| People Name in Country | Asur |
| Population this Country | 1,900 |
| Population all Countries | 40,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Bir Asur; असुर |
| People ID | 16257 |
| ROP3 Code | 111379 |
| Country | Bangladesh | |||
| Region | Asia, South | |||
| Continent | Asia | |||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||
| Persecution Rank | 29 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||
| Total States on file | 2 | |||
| Largest States |
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 29 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 2 |
| Sylhet 1,500 | |
| Rangpur 400 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Sylheti (1,300 speakers) | |||
| Language Code | syl Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 2 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Sylheti (1,300 speakers) |
| Language Code | syl Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 2 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Bengali 700 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Sylheti |
Primary Language: Sylheti
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1993) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (2014) |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament | Faith Comes by Hearing |
| Film / Video | God's Story video | God's Story |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Sylheti | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
| Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime | Jesus Film Project |
| General | Bible for Children | Bible for Children |
| General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Sylheti | YouVersion Bibles |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
1.23 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
98.11 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
0.66 %
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* From latest Bangladesh census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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