On October 19, a group of religious leaders of different religions held a workshop on preventing violent extremism in Rajshahi City, in the northern part of Bangladesh,
The St. John the Baptist Church in Tumilia, a parish in the Archdiocese of Dhaka in Bangladesh, organized a reunion for priests, brothers, and nuns—the first of its kind.
The Bangladesh Diocesan Priests’ Fraternity (BDPF) held its annual retreat on synodality in two groups at the Christo Jyoti (light) Pastoral Center in the northern part of the country from September 26 to October 8.
The Pontifical Mission Society (PMS) in the Diocese of Rajshahi in Bangladesh celebrated Holy Childhood Day for the children from Saint Rita’s Church in northern Bangladesh at Mothurapur on October 2, 2022.
The Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity and Interreligious Dialogue, Bangladesh greets Hindus celebrating the Durga Puja (festival) in the Indian subcontinent.
The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) held a workshop on safeguarding children on September 30.
Bangladeshi people welcomed a government initiative to better protect children by recruiting 6,000 new social workers, bringing the workforce from 3,000 to 9,000.
The incident happened in the Panchgarh district in the far north of the country. Several families were on their way to a temple for the Mahalaya Hindu festival.
The Diocese of Sylhet in eastern Bangladesh called for "walking together in Christian faith and quality education" during its 11th diocesan pastoral assembly.
The Catholic Church in Bangladesh held a seminar for youth at Dharmohata village under Good Shepherd Cathedral Church, Rajshahi, on August 28, 2022 (Photo supplied)
The Catholic Church thanked and honoured the apostolic nuncio Archbishop George Kocherry for his dedicated pastoral service to the local Church in the country.
"50 years of missionary and evangelizing presence and services is our gratitude, confession, and pilgrims of hope in communion," says Father Ajit Victor Costa, OMI Delegation Superior in Bangladesh.
