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Floods in India and Bangladesh

Floods in India and Bangladesh

Severe flooding has struck Bangladesh and northeast India, claiming over 150 lives and destroying farms and homes. Around two million people have been displaced as monsoon rains and the overflowing Brahmaputra river have swallowed up crops, livestock, grain reserves, and more. Around 2084 villages are cut off and marooned in water In both countries, Caritas ...

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Caritas mourns deaths of Bangladeshi colleagues in road accident

Caritas mourns deaths of Bangladeshi colleagues in road accident

Caritas Bangladesh colleagues Sheshanto Tripura, Jacob Tripura and Rintu Chakma were killed on 14 January in a bus accident while traveling on a steep mountain road in eastern Bangladesh, where Caritas runs a food security programme. Thirteen other passengers died at the scene and the survivors are in serious condition. Another staff member, Gunga Chandra ...

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World Food Day reflection from Bangladesh

World Food Day reflection from Bangladesh

By Bishop Theotonius Gomes CSC, President of Caritas Bangladesh  One essential aspect of the mystery of the human person is its union of the earthly body and the heavenly soul, a union on earth destined for eternity. On earth, the body has to be a true home for the eternal spirit; in eternity the soul ...

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