Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 302 Sat. April 02, 2005       Letters to Editor About Marmas Thuihla Mong University of Rajshahi Most of the people in our country do not know about the Marma tribe. The Marma lives in the CHT. The Marmas live in the CHT. They are Buddhists. They generally make their homes on the hilltops. Most religious rites and festivities of the Marmas are based on the seasons of the year and take place during the full moon. Marmas respect their elders a lot. They are very hospitable. They are simple innocent. Most marriages are based on love maches with the bridal couple getting to know each other before marriage. Marmas do not allow child marriage. Young men and women get an opportunity to know each other closely at the New Year's festival. This is the time they choose their partners. Divorced and widowed women are permitted to remarry. Dogs are the favourite pets of Marma people. They have fine culture. But some people of CHT burn their houses. Actually government ignores them. How long will they repress them? Will government save them and their culture?