Ninety Catholic priests, religious and lay leaders attended a national training program on interreligious dialogue in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, from October 15 to 17, to strengthen understanding of Islam and promote peaceful relations with people of other faiths.
Salesian Rector Major Fr. Fabio Attard inaugurated Don Bosco School in Dhaka on October 9, highlighting education as central to the Church’s mission to help young people develop their abilities and build a better future.
More than 200 diocesan priests from across Bangladesh gathered in Dhaka from October 6 to 8 to celebrate the Ruby Jubilee of the Bangladesh Diocesan Priests’ Fraternity (BDPF), marking 40 years of priestly fraternity, spiritual growth, and service to the local Church.
The Catholic Church in Bangladesh must listen more attentively to young people, families and people on the margins and involve them more fully in its life and mission, said Archbishop Bejoy N. D’Cruze of Dhaka during a national workshop on Synodality.
Sixty-five former seminarians of the Archdiocese of Dhaka, including 16 accompanied by their wives, gathered at the Archbishop’s House in Dhaka on September 18 for a reunion marked by fellowship, reflection, and shared memories.
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the parish feast were celebrated on September 18 at Holy Cross Parish in Luxmibazar, one of the historic Catholic neighborhoods of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
Archbishop Bejoy N. D’Cruze of Dhaka, Bangladesh, launched Fundamental Teachings of Christianity, a new Bengali-language catechetical book edited by Fr. Dr. Shipon Peter Rebeiro, during a priests’ meeting at the Bishop’s House of the Archdiocese of Dhaka on September 8.
Thousands of Catholics gathered in Asad Avenue, Dhaka on September 11 to celebrate the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, affectionately known as Maria Bambina or Child Mary, expressing deep faith and gratitude through prayer, offerings, and participation in the Eucharist.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) has designated August 30, 2026, as the country’s first Catholic Education Sunday, seeking to strengthen Catholic schools and educational institutions and promote the holistic formation of young people.
The Archdiocese of Dhaka held an interfaith gathering on August 8, calling for stronger cooperation among religious communities and echoing the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) call to build bridges of peace, harmony, and fraternity across Asia.
The Christian Cooperative Credit Union Ltd., Dhaka, popularly known as Dhaka Credit, was recognized as a model of success during the 104th International Day of Cooperatives celebration held in Agargaon, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on July 4.
Fr. Peter Chanel Gomes, a priest of the Archdiocese of Dhaka and professor of liturgy, has been named rector of Holy Spirit Major Seminary in Dhaka, the national institution responsible for the formation of Catholic diocesan priests in Bangladesh. The appointment was announced on June 30.
Caritas Bangladesh organized a national-level consultation meeting with journalists at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) Auditorium in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on June 18 to discuss the role of the media in promoting effective policies for climate migrants and communities displaced by climate change.
The Commission for Integral Human Development of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) organized a Safeguarding Focal Points Training Workshop at the RNDM Sisters’ Renewal Centre in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, from June 11 to 12.
A Catholic school in southern Bangladesh is strengthening its focus on values-based education as it seeks to support the academic and personal development of students in a region where access to quality education remains a challenge.
The Episcopal Ordination of Father Paul Gomes as the first Bishop of the newly established Diocese of Joypurhat was solemnly celebrated at Beneedwar Parish, within the territory of the new diocese on June 5.
Catholics across the Archdiocese of Dhaka joined a six-hour Rosary prayer initiative on May 30, seeking peace for the world, the nation, and families amid ongoing global conflicts and social unrest.
The Bangladesh Catholic Students’ Movement (BCSM) organized an environmental awareness program for students at Holy Child Ideal School in Gazipur, an industrial district north of Dhaka in central Bangladesh, on May 26.
Nine seminarians were ordained to the diaconate during a solemn ceremony held on May 22 at Holy Spirit Major Seminary in Banani, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The seminary is the country’s only national institution for Catholic priestly formation.
