Christians in Bangladesh Celebrate Christmas Amid Tight Security

December 25, 2020 — 12/25/2020 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) – According to Asia News, Bangladesh’s Christian community celebrated the Christmas holiday amid tight security. Security measures were announced in the days leading up to...

Predominately Christian Village Attacked by Mob in Northern Bangladesh

November 12, 2020 — 11/12/2020 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), a predominately Christian village in northern Bangladesh was attacked by a mob over a land...

Christians in Bangladesh Call for Repeal of Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan

September 26, 2020 — 09/26/2020 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) – According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCAN), hundreds of Christians in Dhaka, Bangladesh participated in a demonstration calling for the repeal of...

Christian Leaders in Bangladesh Condemn Attack on Rohingya Christians

February 2, 2020 — 02/02/2020 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) – Christian leaders in Bangladesh have condemned a violent attack on Rohingya Christians in a refugee camp earlier this week. As a result of the...

Bangladeshi Christians Demand the Return of Stolen Land

August 2, 2019 — 08/02/2019 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern)- On July 31st, in the Bangladeshi town of Bandarban, priest, nuns and lay Catholics, staged a peaceful protest to demand the return of their land...

ICC Distributes Bibles in Rural Bangladesh

October 12, 2018 — 10/12/2018 Bangladesh (International Christian Concern) – Due to poverty within Bangladesh’s rural Christian community, Bibles are difficult for many to obtain, including among Christian leaders seeking to share the Gospel in...

Thousands of Christians Left Homeless by Persecution in Bangladesh

July 31, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in Bangladesh, mostly of tribal origins, are being harassed and persecuted over land disputes. In many cases, Bengali Muslims, along with government authorities, use violence to drive...

Pastor Saved From Angry Crowd in Bangladesh by Christian Woman’s Testimony

June 9, 2018 — ICC Note: A Christian woman in Bangladesh has saved a pastor from an angry mob of Muslims and Hindus. According to reports, the mob accused the pastor of converting local...

Christians in Bangladesh Rally to Remember Deadliest Incident of Persecution

June 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in Bangladesh rallied earlier this week to remember the country’s deadliest attack on their community. On June 3, 2001, a bomb exploded at the Church of the...

Christians in Bangladesh Fear Increased Persecution with Upcoming Elections

May 4, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians and other minorities in Bangladesh fear the political instability caused by upcoming elections will lead to more attacks on their communities. Much of the fear is focused...

ICC Provides Bibles for a Group of Christians in Bangladesh

March 22, 2018 — By Linda Jones 03/22/2018 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - Poverty is one of the many challenges facing Christians in Bangladesh because of the severe discrimination that they experience. Churches...

Bangladesh Arrests Extremists Targeting Muslim Converts to Christianity

March 2, 2018 — ICC Note: The arrest of two Islamic extremists last month in Bangladesh has put the spotlight on Christian persecution in the country. On February 14, two members of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen...

Christians in Bangladesh Protest Against Attack on Historic Church

February 17, 2018 — ICC Note: Last week Christians in Dhaka, Bangladesh marched in protest following an attack on one of the country’s oldest churches. The protestors expressed frustration with the government’s inability or unwillingness...

Security Forces in Bangladesh Arrest Two Extremists Seeking to Kill Christian Converts

February 15, 2018 — ICC Note: Security forces in Bangladesh have arrested two members of a banned extremist organization who were planning to murder Muslim converts to Christianity. Muslims who convert to Christianity are...

Church in Bangladesh Ransacked by Armed Robbers

February 13, 2018 — ICC Note: A Catholic church in Tongi, located just north of Dhaka, was ransacked by armed robbers last week. During the robbery, the church’s priest was beaten, threatened, and tied...

Christians in Bangladesh “Appreciated” But Attacks Continue

January 29, 2018 — ICC Note: The Catholic Church in Bangladesh recently celebrated 500 years of activity in the country. Looking at the history of the Church in Bangladesh as well as its current...