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100 years of migration, faith and culture in northern Bangladesh


100 years of migration, faith and culture in northern Bangladesh
Seeking to escape poverty, Catholics left Bhawal and forged a stronghold in the north
A memorial cross at St. Rita’s Church in Mothurapur of Pabna district marks the 100th year of migration of Bengali Catholics from central to northern Bangladesh. (Photo: Stephan Uttom/UCA News)
From a humble beginning, migrant Bengali Catholics in northern Bangladesh have thrived in a new bastion of Christianity with their faith defying socioeconomic adversity.
About a century ago, many Bengali Catholics from Bhawal, one of Bangladesh’s largest and oldest Catholic strongholds covered by Dhaka Archdiocese, migrated to Pabna and Natore districts to escape poverty and seek economic prosperity. ....

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