Sumon Corraya

They are part of the extremist organization Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). In 2005, militants have carried out a series of attacks, including one against the Bar Association of Gazipur. Declared illegal, the group wants to introduce Sharia law in the country.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) wins 60% of the vote in Sylhet, Barisal, Khulna and Rajshahi. Heavy defeat for the ruling party, the Awami League. Victory thanks to support of the Jamaat-e-Islami, the Islamic party for months fomenting violence across the country.

Roni is the assistant mechanic because "at home we had nothing to eat." Poverty is the main reason that 7.4 million children are forced to work. 80% domestic workers, of which 17% suffer abuse and torture.

The Bishops' Conference and the Major Seminary celebrated 50 years since the opening of the Second Vatican Council. Fundamental documents emerged from the Council for the growth of the Catholic community.

The victims are hospitalised with stomach pain. An investigation is underway, but so far no one has been arrested nor has the police reached any turning point in their inquiry. Workers complain that no one tried to help them. Police clamp down on demonstrations by the relatives of the victims of the Rana Plaza collapse.

Twelve years after a church bombing killed ten people, wounding an additional 26, members of three religions come together to commemorate the victims and demand justice. For Hindu leader, "Bangladesh is a country of peaceful coexistence," and extremist groups "tarnish the country's image."

Archbishop Patrick D'Rozario, president of the Bishops' Conference, focuses on prayer and missionary activity at a theology workshop he organised for lay people in Bangladesh. "They have a great responsibility within the Catholic Church," he said.

1. 5% of the community is HIV-positive. Patients also face social discrimination and exclusion. The problem of lack of funds.

In Mathbari, a small town near Dhaka, Hindus and Muslims take part in a fundraiser launched by the Catholic community to finance the construction of a church. The pastor: "I am very happy, it is evidence of a good relationship of coexistence."

The last tropical storm in the country "only" caused 18 dead. Fundamental prevention work by authorities. Meanwhile, the Oklahoma tornado toll settles at 24 dead, including nine children.

At least 7 thousand workers of 20 companies in the sector took to the streets to demand the minimum wage increase (to 103 dollars a month). The highway linking the capital to Tangail blocked in protest. The intervention of the police to disperse the demonstration. Accusations traded over responsibility for the violence.