On September 10, Fr. Wang Zhengui was ordained bishop in Zhangjiakou, becoming the first bishop of the newly established Diocese of Zhangjiakou in China.
The Day of Buddha commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvana, likened to an experience of heaven), and death of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meet with Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Bangladesh at her official residence in Ganabhaban on May 12, 2024.