Jaladas

Marginalized and Excluded Communities

Occupationally marginalized and suffering from a degree of social untouchability, Jaladas are a traditional fisherfolk community—mainly seafaring but also engaged in riverine fishing in the coastal districts of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar districts. This fisherfolk community lives along the coastline in around 60 spots from Teknaf in the southern Cox’s Bazar district to Mirsarai in northern Chattogram district with an approximate population of 150,000. Life and livelihoods of the Jaladas people are directly influenced by natural calamities. The children of the Jaladas families hardly give importance to education. Therefore, education is low among the Jaladas. Debt and landlessness are high among the Jaladas community.

Jaladas – A Seafaring Fishing Community