Dhaka (AsiaNews) - Building Christian schools and institutions in Rajshahi and in all its districts: the official request made by Mossaddeque Hossain Bulbul, the newly elected mayor of the city, to Msgr. Gervas Rozario, bishop of the diocese. "Catholics - said Bulbul, a Muslim - play an exemplary role in education, they have well known institutions around the country and are great centers for the formation of students."
Last week, the Diocese of Rajshahi organized
a welcome ceremony in honor
of the new mayor, in the presence of
young Christians and government personalities.
On that occasion, the bishop presented
the situation in which Christians live
in the area to Bulbul. Although in Bangladesh there
are 302 Catholic elementary
schools, four Catholic universities and 50 Catholic high schools, in the Rajshahi there
is not even one.
Given this lack, Bulbul
said: "With humility I ask the bishop to
build formation facilities in my
town. I will help you to build a
school and a college that will be
run by Catholics."
Mossaddeque Hossain Bulbul was the candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in municipal elections that took place on 16 June. Against all expectations, the BNP - nationalist opposition party in the government - won in all the cities that voted. Essentially, it was thanks to the support of the Jamaat-e-Islami, the Islamic party, for months the protagonist of hartal and violence throughout the country.