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Marma is the name of a nation /community. This nation / community has been living in Chittagong, Bangladesh for a long time. There is a lot of debate about where and when the original inhabitants of this nation started living in this region. There has been a long-standing desire to learn about the history of the Marma people, but this has not been possible due to the lack of written books or documents on the subject. When I studied history at the University of Chittagong, I felt terrible for knowing about the history of the Marma community. Because we can learn about the ancient civilizations of different nations and community about their social, cultural, economic and religious activities from different history books. But it was not possible to know about the ancient civilization of the Marma people as there was no written history book of the history of the Marma people. After long times, there has been an opportunity to conduct fact-finding research on the history of the Marmas by collecting data from accessible history books and online. I have tried to write the history and culture of the Marma people by incorporating the knowledge and information gained from this accessible history books and online based research. 

In Marma society, birth, marriage and death are the three chapters that are socialized through various social ceremonies following religious and social customs. Although these rituals are performed in modern Marma society, the traditional practices are often omitted in the Marma society due to the touch of modernity, in the case of social ceremonies. Indigenous culture is neglected, no longer nurtured. The Marma people are the second largest indigenous people in Bangladesh. But their cultural practice and maintenance facilities are very limited. If this continues, the existence of the Marma nation will no longer be found. So, through this writing, to try to sustain the existence of the Marma nation.

The life and livelihood of the Marmas is full of its own characteristics. Their language, food habits, dress, social customs and administrations are completely different from other peoples. The Marmas have their own culture, education and religious practices. Traditional Marma social management is divided into three stages namely village, mouza and circle. "Karbari" is the head of village management. The “headman” at the socks stage and head of the mouza.  The circle head is the king or mang. There are currently two circles of Marmas. Mong Circle in Khagrachari and Bohmang Circle in Bandarban in the country of Bangladesh. From time immemorial, the Marmas have been observed in their daily life in pursuit of a variety of habitual practices and characteristics, which I have tried to highlight in this article.

Hopefully, those who are interested in learning about the Marma people or the Marma tribes will find this information very useful. This research work focusing on the cultural and history of the Marma people in Bangladesh.