Sumon Corraya

The World Cup will be held between 14 June to 15 July. Bangladesh, like Italy, did not qualify. Among Bangladeshis, the favourite teams are Brazil and Argentina. Play bridges gap between husband and wife, fans of different teams.

The Bangladesh Christian Association remembered the bloodiest attack against a Catholic church. In June 2001 a bomb exploded in front of the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer. Seven of the ten victims were children. A climate of impunity increases the risk of other crimes against religious minorities. Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists express their solidarity.

The campaign started on May 3rd. Human rights defenders complain of extra-judicial murders. The fight against drugs in Bangladesh compared to that conducted in the Philippines by President Duterte. There are between seven and eight million drug addicts across the country.

In Bangladesh, the holy month of fasting and prayer began yesterday. President Hamid prayed for the well-being of the country and its imams. For a young man, Ramadan is a time to cleanse life of its negative things. The authorities uncover cases of adulterated food for iftar with thousands of mangoes seized and destroyed.

Afzal Khan and is a young Muslim actor. Other known faces of the show have begun to follow his charitable example towards four-legged friends. The Dhaka municipal council has a 50 cent bounty for every stray animals served tail.

The summer monsoon is coming to the district and could bring up to 2.5 metres of rain in three months. The first victim is an 8-year-old girl. Refugees try to reinforce their homes but building in brick and mortar is not allowed since the Rohingya are seen as temporary refugees.

The camps do not have drinking water, gas or wood for cooking. Refugees are surviving as best they can, and often get into illegal activities. After 4 pm, when the camps are closed to outside visitors, illegal trades begin. Our envoy sends a report.

The mother of ten died last year. Although she widowed young and lived in poverty, she was able to send all of her children to school. An outstanding woman, a loving and caring mother, for some who knew her, “There is no other layperson except for her who deserves to become a saint". One woman claims that she was healed by Josephine.

On 24 April 2013, the building that contained several garment factories collapsed, killing 1,138 people and injuring another 2,500. Some of the women who survived tell their stories. Rozani, a former worker, had to cut off her hand to survive; Rashida jumped from a window and broke her hip; Rokaya lost her husband.

The workshop is called the Jagorani Handicraft Centre. The founder started working with poor women in 1968; now it works with 3,000 people, mostly non-Christians. The products are also exported abroad. For the nun, “if women can be independent, they can make a difference for their family.”

In Bangladesh 56 per cent of civil service jobs go to the children and grandchildren of liberation war veterans, women, tribal and disabled people. The current unemployment rate stands at 8 per cent whilst ten million Bangladeshi have left the country seeking their fortune abroad.

Law enforcement released a report covering the last two years. Of the 1,346 militants released on bail, 219 fled to organise new terrorist actions. The government plans to build 560 model mosques and Islamic cultural centres to teach that "Islam is a religion of peace".