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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ho of Bangladesh

The Ho of Bangladesh, numbering approximately 2,400 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a small Indigenous (Adivasi) ethnic community living primarily in north‑western Bangladesh They are an Indigenous people, with Ho as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Munda-Santal people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism. They primarily speak Ho.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3 Flash: Ho

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Bangladesh
People Cluster: Munda-Santal
Primary Language(s): Ho (hoc)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 2,400
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG001176
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ho
Language Family: Austroasiatic

100%
%
Ho Speakers

Media Resources in Ho:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Ho:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Ho bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ho are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Ho:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Ho of Bangladesh

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
readPsalm 1:6

As many look for hope in worldly pleasures, pray they will hear and accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
readActs 17:26-27

Pray that the lost will seek God and find Him, for He is not far from each one of us. Pray that they will have opportunities to access the gospel, learn God's purpose for their lives, and believe in Him.

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
readHebrews 10:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live with reverence for God and not deliberately keep sinning after they receive the knowledge of the truth.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
readIsaiah 58:7

As believers cross cultures to share the good news of Christ, pray that God will sustain them and grow their faith as He gives them the compassion necessary to minister well to those in need.

Ho Across Countries (ROP3 - 112247) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HoPG041399HoIndia1,190,000No Longer UnreachedHoAnimism
HoPG001176HoBangladesh2,400Engaged yet UnreachedHoAnimism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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