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The Church of Bangladesh (Bengali: চার্চ অব বাংলাদেশ) is a united Protestant church formed by the union of various Protestant churches in Bangladesh, principally the Anglican and Presbyterian denominations. The Church of Bangladesh is a member of the Anglican Communion and the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
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Casa de Dios is a church in Guatemala. [citation needed] The church is led by Pastors Carlos "Cash" Luna and Sonia Luna. As of 2011 Casa de Dios was attended by over 25,000 people. The church services are aired on Enlace TBN's programs "Casa de Dios" and "Noches de Gloria". [1]
By 2022, there were 400,000 Catholics in the country. [3] Bangladesh is otherwise a predominantly Muslim country. In 1598, the first priest arrived in Bangladesh accompanying the Portuguese. [2] As of 2017, the country is made up of eight dioceses including two archdioceses. Patrick D'Rozario was the country's first ever cardinal.
The University Press Limited, commonly abbreviated as UPL, is an academic publishing house based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] [2] [3] UPL was established in 1975 as a successor to Oxford University Press' Dhaka branch where Mohiuddin Ahmed was chief executive.
Christianity did not have a presence in Bangladesh until the arrival of the Portuguese in 1510 with individuals like Alfonso de Albuquerque [6] and Portuguese missionaries. [7] Albuquerque attempted to spread Christianity by encouraging inter-marriage with native Bengali women, therefore their descendants were the first generations of Christians.
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro offers classes on world literature for Higher Secondary students, and also provides every book for those classes. For Secondary and Junior school level it operates a nationwide reading program, and provides books for the students. In 2007, it had 500 schools under this program, and over 100000 active student members.
Rashid Askari (born June 1, 1965) is a prolific writer in Bangladesh writing both in Bangla and English. His English short story collection Nineteen Seventy One and Other Stories (2011) [34] claims the secured place in the English literary arena of Bangladesh. The author wrote support for the 1971 Liberation War spirit through this book. [35]