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.
Pope Francis appointed Father Emmanuel Kanon Rozario, currently the vicar general of Rajshahi diocese, as the new bishop of Barisal Diocese in Bangladesh on June 21, 2022.
Monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people and at least 59 people dead, according to reports.
