Catholic Charity Work In Bangladesh
Population: 157,826,578
Percent Below Poverty Line: 31.5%
Bangladesh won its independence from West Pakistan in 1971, and is governed by a parliamentary republic style of government. Bangladesh is the eighth-most-populous country in the world, and is slightly smaller than Iowa. It’s located between India and Myanmar (Burma), and in 2017, saw a major influx of refugees from Myanmar as a result of religious persecution there. Pope Francis visited in December 2017, and our own Deacon Rick Medina was able to visit at the same time! Most Bangladeshis are Muslim (89.1%), while 10% are Hindu, and just 0.9% identify as “other,” which includes Buddhists and Christians.
Read through the tabs below to learn more about the ways you can bring hope by donating to Catholic charity work in Bangladesh and change the lives of hundreds of people