In the spirit of kindness
We applaud the efforts of selfless endeavours of missionaries who have been serving the poor and needy in Bangladesh. On December 25, The Daily Star reported on the contributions of a Christian charity where around 100 people of different faith groups, who suffer from a number of problems, are taken care of by the nuns trained as paramedics and nurses.
The report drew attention to 124 hostels and orphanages and 75 hospitals and dispensaries in various remote parts of the country that are run by the Catholic Church and named a number of reputed hospitals run under the Protestant church. According to the secretary of healthcare commission of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh, an estimated 30,000 people receive healthcare in these facilities.
The contributions made by a community, with only about eight lakh Christians, to the country's healthcare, education, socio-economic development and humanitarian activities, have been phenomenal. These institutions are willing and able to offer help regardless of faith, caste and ethnicity. They do this with little or no expectations of recognition and the sole intention of bringing light to communities in distress.
We believe that these are truly remarkable, praiseworthy efforts that must be appropriately recognised. We hope that as a nation, we are able to create an environment of trust and harmony so that such efforts may be continued with as much vigour and optimism as they have been thus far. In doing so, we hope other communities will also be inspired to emulate these efforts. A country like Bangladesh, where such a large portion of the population is disadvantaged, has much need for efforts such as these.
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