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\n Notre Dame College en el distrito de Mymensingh, Banglad\u00e9s \/ Cr\u00e9dito: Stephan Uttom Rozario<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Daca, Banglad\u00e9s, 10 de diciembre de 2025 \/ 12:00 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n

El presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Cat\u00f3licos de Banglad\u00e9s, el arzobispo Bejoy D\u2019Cruze de Daca, ha expresado su preocupaci\u00f3n despu\u00e9s de que las amenazas contra dos destacados colegios cat\u00f3licos plantearan \u201cuna grave preocupaci\u00f3n para la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica\u201d, particularmente antes de la Navidad y las elecciones programadas para febrero, en una declaraci\u00f3n del 3 de diciembre.<\/p>\n

El 2 de diciembre, una carta escrita en bengal\u00ed bajo el nombre de Tawhidee Muslim Janata (\u201cpueblo musulm\u00e1n fiel\u201d) fue enviada a dos de los colegios m\u00e1s prestigiosos de Banglad\u00e9s: el Notre Dame College, dirigido por los Padres de la Santa Cruz, y el Holy Cross College, dirigido por las Hermanas de la Santa Cruz.<\/p>\n

La carta agradec\u00eda a la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica por su papel en la educaci\u00f3n, pero dec\u00eda que la Iglesia ahora est\u00e1 tratando de convertir no solo a grupos ind\u00edgenas sino tambi\u00e9n a musulmanes al cristianismo ofreciendo diversos incentivos.<\/p>\n

\u201cEn un pa\u00eds donde el 90% de los musulmanes vive, ustedes est\u00e1n tratando de convertir a la gente usando las instituciones educativas como una herramienta\u201d, declar\u00f3 el grupo en la carta.<\/p>\n

La carta inst\u00f3 a los colegios a garantizar que las instituciones educativas y sociales no se utilicen directa o indirectamente para la conversi\u00f3n religiosa. \u201cNo les estamos dando ning\u00fan consejo, m\u00e1s bien les ordenamos que tengan cuidado. Si no prestan atenci\u00f3n a nuestra advertencia, los musulmanes Tawhidee no perdonar\u00e1n sus lugares de oraci\u00f3n, iglesias, catedrales, capillas e instituciones misioneras\u201d, afirm\u00f3 la carta.<\/p>\n

Tras recibir la carta, las autoridades del Notre Dame College presentaron un diario general ante la polic\u00eda local.<\/p>\n

En su declaraci\u00f3n, D\u2019Cruze se\u00f1al\u00f3 que la mayor\u00eda de los estudiantes y profesores en ambas instituciones son musulmanes. El Notre Dame College es para chicos y el Holy Cross College para chicas. Los sacerdotes y monjas que dirigen estas instituciones viven ahora con miedo y ansiedad, dijo.<\/p>\n

Aunque los cat\u00f3licos representan menos del 1% de los 180 millones de habitantes de Banglad\u00e9s, esta peque\u00f1a comunidad religiosa ha hecho una contribuci\u00f3n significativa al sector educativo del pa\u00eds, dijo D\u2019Cruze.<\/p>\n

La Iglesia opera al menos una universidad, 18 colegios, 76 escuelas secundarias y m\u00e1s de 1,000 escuelas primarias en todo el pa\u00eds, todas las cuales est\u00e1n abiertas a personas de todas las religiones.<\/p>\n

D\u2019Cruze, quien tambi\u00e9n dirige el Fideicomiso de la Junta de Educaci\u00f3n Cat\u00f3lica de Banglad\u00e9s, dijo en su declaraci\u00f3n: \u201cEs una grave preocupaci\u00f3n para la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica brindar seguridad a nuestros estudiantes y fieles que vienen a la iglesia y a las instituciones\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cLlamo a su amable atenci\u00f3n para que nos apoyen, a los estudiantes, fieles e instituciones\u201d, dijo D\u2019Cruze. \u201cLa Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica no est\u00e1 involucrada en el proselitismo; al contrario, esto es lo que sucede\u201d.<\/p>\n

Patr\u00f3n de ataques<\/h2>\n

Las amenazas se producen en medio de una serie de ataques contra instituciones cat\u00f3licas en Daca en las \u00faltimas semanas.<\/p>\n

El 7 de noviembre, dos bombas caseras fueron lanzadas<\/a> a la puerta de la Catedral de Santa Mar\u00eda apenas unas horas antes de una celebraci\u00f3n jubilar nacional.<\/p>\n

Al d\u00eda siguiente, se lanzaron artefactos explosivos contra la Escuela Secundaria Superior y Colegio de San Jos\u00e9, tambi\u00e9n una importante instituci\u00f3n educativa dirigida por la Iglesia en Daca. El 8 de octubre, la Iglesia del Santo Rosario en la capital, una de las iglesias m\u00e1s antiguas del pa\u00eds, tambi\u00e9n fue atacada.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/268371\/catholic-colleges-threatened-over-alleged-conversions-in-bangladesh-by-muslim-group<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Notre Dame College in Mymensingh district, Bangladesh \/ Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 10, 2025 \/ 12:00 pm (CNA). The president of the Bangladesh Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference, Archbishop Bejoy D\u2019Cruze of Dhaka, has expressed concern after threats against two prominent Catholic colleges posed \u201ca grave concern for the Catholic Church,\u201d particularly ahead of [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":74509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-71522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Catholic-colleges-in-Bangladesh-threatened-over-conversion-claims.webp?fit=800%2C358&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72084,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/bangladesh-catholics-face-christmas-under-military-guard-after-church-attacks\/","url_meta":{"origin":71522,"position":0},"title":"Bangladesh Catholics face Christmas under military guard after church attacks","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"diciembre 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Army personnel stand guard in front of St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 23, ahead of Christmas 2024. \/ Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 17, 2025 \/ 11:32 am (CNA). 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