Tag: Rangpur

Another Bangladeshi Christian leader murdered

March 23, 2016 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Islamic extremism, Rangpur

A Muslim convert to Christianity who was an active evangelist in northern Bangladesh has been hacked to death by suspected Islamists, local sources told World Watch Monitor. Hossain Ali, 65, a father of three, was killed on 22 March in Kurigram when he was out walking. Three assailants on motorbikes attacked . . . Read More

More attacks on Christianity in Bangladesh

December 1, 2015 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Islamic extremism, Islamic State, Rangpur

Bangladesh continues to see a rise in attacks and intimidation against those connected with Christianity, according to sources close to World Watch Monitor. On 25 November in southern Bangladesh, two young men viciously attacked Alok Sen, the general secretary of an interfaith committee that represents Christian, Hindu and Buddhist communities. . . . Read More

Italian priest shot in Bangladesh

November 18, 2015 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Dhaka, Islamic extremism, Islamic State, Jamaat-ul-Mujahedin Bangladesh, Luke Sarkar, Pabna, Rangpur

An Italian priest has been shot in Bangladesh, two months after another Italian was targeted in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. Fr. Piero Arolari, 57, suffered head injuries but is in a stable condition, reports AP. He was attacked by three men on motorcycles, as he cycled towards the mission hospital . . . Read More

Bangladesh arrests pastor’s suspected attackers

October 13, 2015 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Dhaka, Islamic State, Jamaat-ul-Mujahedin Bangladesh, Luke Sarkar, Pabna, Rangpur

Five men have been arrested following the knife attack on a Protestant pastor in Bangladesh last week. Luke Sarkar, 50, pastor of the Faith Bible Church in Pabna, received cuts to his throat during the attack on 5 October at his home. The five men are all suspected members of . . . Read More

Police arrest man over Bangladesh pastor attack

October 6, 2015 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Dhaka, Islamic State, Jamaat-ul-Mujahedin Bangladesh, Luke Sarkar, Pabna, Rangpur

Police have arrested Obaidul Islam, 28, in connection with the attack yesterday on Luke Sarkar, a Bangladeshi pastor, reports The Daily Star. An attempt was made to cut the 50-year-old’s throat, but he escaped with non-life-threatening injuries. Islam is an active member of Shibir (the student wing of the illegal . . . Read More

Bangladeshi pastor escapes murder attempt

October 5, 2015 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Dhaka, Islamic extremism, Islamic State, Luke Sarkar, Pabna, Rangpur

A Bangladeshi Baptist pastor escaped an attempt on his life today (5 Oct.) in what seemed to have been a pre-meditated attack at his home by three youths. Luke Sarkar, 50, of the Faith Bible Church of God, told bdnews24 that two weeks ago two youths had phoned him to . . . Read More

Attack on nuns said to be first ever in Bangladesh

August 12, 2014 Bangladesh Bangladesh, Islamic extremism, Rangpur

Bangladeshi nun describes the attack to the police.© Diocese of Dinajpur/Aid to the Church in Need A mob of about 60 people armed with machetes, knives and iron rods raided a Catholic convent and beat up its nuns and priest – the Catholic mission in Rangpur district, 280 kilometers . . . Read More

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