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It became the sole diocese of the Church of Bangladesh upon the church's 30 April 1974 independence. Since it was split to create Kushtia diocese, the Moderator of the Synod has usually also been Archbishop of Dhaka of Church of Bangladesh. [6] 1956–1975: James D. Blair (assistant bishop of Calcutta (for East Bengal), 1951–1956) [7]
While Islam was still a part of faith and culture, it was no longer the only factor that formed national identity. [30] Bangladesh was established as a constitutionally secular state [31] and the Bangladeshi constitution enshrined secular, socialist and democratic principles. [32]
Seven terrorists sentenced to death for the July 2016 Dhaka attack. [51] 2020: 8 March: First three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh. [52] 18 March: First confirmed COVID-19 death in Bangladesh. [53] 20 May: Cyclone Amphan ravages West Bengal and south-western coast of Bangladesh. [54] 2023: 29 June
It was a part of the Anglican Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon until the formation of the united Protestant Church of Pakistan in 1970, which merged Lutheran, Anglican, and Presbyterian denominations in that country. It became the sole diocese of the Church of Bangladesh upon the church's 30 April 1974 independence.
Islam is the state religion of Bangladesh by article 2A but this article came into direct conflict with the article 12 of part- (II) of 2nd stanza which states that "The state should not grant political status in favour of any religion" as secularism has been defined as one of the four fundamental principles of Bangladesh.
The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Kushtia is one of three dioceses of the Church of Bangladesh (a United Protestant denomination). [1] It was formed in 1990 out of the Diocese of Dhaka , and its first three bishops each went on to become archbishop of Dhaka and primate & moderator of the Church of Bangladesh.
The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Barisal (also known as the Diocese of Barishal [a]) is a diocese of the Church of Bangladesh (a United Protestant denomination) that was erected in 2017 by separating the Jobarpar and Khulna deaneries from the Diocese of Dhaka. [3]
[2] [7] For the remainder of the Bangladesh Liberation War, the paper was a mouthpiece for Yahya and Tikka Khan and severely criticised the freedom fighters. [ 7 ] After the newspaper The Daily Sangram called Serajuddin Hossain (also transliterated Seraj Uddin Hossain), executive editor of The Daily Ittefaq , the editor was abducted on 10 ...