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Chandpukur's mission is located north of Rajshahi. Thieves stole the animals that financed the hostel. The little girls sleeping next to the stable unharmed. The thieves seemed well prepared. All motives are being examined, in addition to the economic factor. The mission hosts 300 poor children, including many orphans, and cares for people of all faiths.

The hit truck was carrying three security agents. The national polio vaccination campaign started yesterday. 265 thousand health workers are involved and nearly 40 million children under the age of five. Already in the past the Taliban attacked the convoys of doctors.

The shrine is found in the small village of Al Our, from where most of the victims came. The memorial shows the men kneeling with a large statue of Christ behind them, his arms open in an embrace of salvation. A museum that preserves the testimonies of the victims was also opened.

Pakistan is one of the three countries in the world where the polio virus is still endemic. The door-to-door campaign will be carried out by almost 265 thousand health workers. In the past, Taliban militants attacked groups of vaccinators accusing them of espionage and sterilization.

Africa enters the list of continents infected with the first case found in Egypt. The death toll is 1,524, including six doctors. An ordinance imposing a 14-day quarantine on all those returning to the city after the Lunar New Year enters into force in Beijing.

A musical organized by the company "The Upper Room" in Goa, involving 75 teenagers between 13 and 14 years with a history of drug abuse. Dialogue and group work to encourage children to tell their experiences and find solutions to problems.

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India is meeting in Bengaluru on 13-19 February. This year marks the 75th anniversary of its foundation. Dialogue is needed to reach an agreement on citizenship legislation. With respect to the love jihad, everyone has the right to choose their partner. Other issues are abortion and the rape case involving Bishop Franco Mulakkal.

The 13-meter vessel had at least 138 refugees on board. Over the past two years, 25,000 Rohingya have attempted to leave the camps and 713 have been rescued at sea. The preferred routes are to Malaysia and Indonesia.

Clerics don’t normally celebrate funerals for sex workers, usually buried in unmarked graves or dumped like rubbish in rivers. Hamida Begum, who died aged 65, began working at the Daulatdia brothel when she was 12. For her daughter Laxmi, also a sex worker, her mother was treated liked a human being.

The woman is in exile in the United Kingdom following her abduction in May 2018. The activist is famous for her criticism of the Pakistani army and for research into forced disappearances by the military, and has a large social media following.

The anti-corruption party won 62 seats out of 70. Hindu nationalists get the other eight; the increasingly irrelevant Congress, nothing. Voters rewarded the winner for its social policies, which have increased access to schools and healthcare. Christian calls on the chief minister to include Christians in his administration.

Revenge appears to be the motive for the attack on tourists. An Islamist recruiting militants to fight in the Mideast was arrested last year. The latest incident is a wake-up call after the attacks in Sri Lanka.