{"id":78181,"date":"2026-03-23T16:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=78181"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:25:37","slug":"catholic-bishop-calls-on-bangladeshs-new-leaders-to-protect-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/catholic-bishop-calls-on-bangladeshs-new-leaders-to-protect-minorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Vescovo cattolico chiede ai nuovi leader del Bangladesh di proteggere le minoranze"},"content":{"rendered":"

DHAKA, Bangladesh \u2014 La Chiesa cattolica in Bangladesh si \u00e8 congratulata con il governo neoeletto del Paese dopo che il Partito Nazionalista del Bangladesh (BNP) ha ottenuto una schiacciante maggioranza dei due terzi nelle elezioni parlamentari del 12 febbraio, le prime da quando una rivolta guidata dagli studenti ha rovesciato l'ex primo ministro Sheikh Hasina nel 2024.<\/p>\n

Il vescovo Gervas Rozario di Rajshahi, vicepresidente della Conferenza episcopale cattolica del Bangladesh (CBCB), ha dichiarato a EWTN News che le elezioni sono apparse come una competizione equa e ha esortato il governo entrante a dare priorit\u00e0 ai diritti umani.<\/p>\n

\u201cVogliamo solo che il nuovo governo rispetti e promuova i diritti umani di tutti i cittadini, comprese le minoranze di altre fedi e culture, e promuova giustizia e pace per tutti\u201d, ha affermato Rozario, che presiede anche la commissione giustizia e pace della CBCB.<\/p>\n

Il BNP vince a valanga; il partito islamista diventa opposizione<\/h2>\n

Il BNP e i suoi alleati hanno conquistato 212 dei 299 seggi parlamentari in palio, mentre il partito islamista Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami e la sua alleanza si sono assicurati 77 seggi, secondo i risultati ufficiali pubblicati dalla Commissione elettorale del Bangladesh. Il National Citizens Party, un gruppo guidato dai giovani emerso dalla rivolta del 2024, ha ottenuto sei seggi.<\/p>\n

Il Jamaat-e-Islami funger\u00e0 da principale opposizione nel Jatiya Sangsad, il parlamento nazionale.<\/p>\n

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Un elettore deposita la sua scheda in un seggio elettorale nel distretto di Natore, Bangladesh, il 12 febbraio 2026. | Crediti: Stephan Uttom Rozario\/EWTN News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rozario ha detto di sperare che il partito islamista svolga un ruolo costruttivo. \u201cSperiamo che il Jamaat-e-Islami sia in grado di svolgere il ruolo di una forte opposizione in parlamento\u201d, ha detto. \u201cIl popolo del Bangladesh vuole che questo partito si scusi per il suo ruolo nel 1971\u201d.<\/p>\n

Durante la guerra d'indipendenza del Bangladesh dal Pakistan nel 1971, il Jamaat-e-Islami fu accusato di collaborare con le forze pakistane. Il precedente governo della Lega Awami ha processato e giustiziato diversi alti dirigenti del partito con l'accusa di crimini di guerra.<\/p>\n

Prime elezioni dalla rivolta del 2024<\/h2>\n

La rivolta di massa guidata dagli studenti del 2024 ha costretto all'esilio Hasina, la cui Lega Awami del Bangladesh aveva governato il Paese per 15 anni tra accuse di crescente autoritarismo. Hasina \u00e8 fuggita nella vicina India, dove risiede tuttora.<\/p>\n

Un governo ad interim guidato dal premio Nobel Muhammad Yunus ha successivamente preso il potere. Il governo ad interim ha indetto le elezioni entro circa 18 mesi, sebbene alla Lega Awami sia stato impedito di partecipare dopo che le sue attivit\u00e0 sono state vietate a causa della pressione pubblica.<\/p>\n

Il presidente del BNP Tarique Rahman, che dovrebbe diventare primo ministro, ha dichiarato in una conferenza stampa il 14 febbraio che il nuovo governo deve affrontare sfide significative. Rahman ha citato la necessit\u00e0 di riparare l'economia, ripristinare l'ordine pubblico e garantire una buona governance in tutte le istituzioni che, a suo dire, erano state politicizzate dal governo precedente.<\/p>\n

Referendum costituzionale tenutosi insieme alle elezioni<\/h2>\n

Un referendum costituzionale sulla \u201cCarta di luglio\u201d \u2014 un progetto di riforma redatto sotto il governo ad interim \u2014 si \u00e8 tenuto contemporaneamente alle elezioni parlamentari. Secondo i risultati ufficiali della Commissione elettorale, circa il 62% degli elettori ha approvato la carta, che propone radicali cambiamenti di governance, tra cui la creazione di un parlamento bicamerale e limiti di mandato per il primo ministro.<\/p>\n

I cattolici costituiscono meno dello 0,5% della popolazione del Bangladesh, che conta circa 175 milioni di abitanti. Il Paese ha otto diocesi, tra cui due arcidiocesi.<\/p>\n

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DHAKA, Bangladesh \u2014 The Catholic Church in Bangladesh has congratulated the country\u2019s newly elected government after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a commanding two-thirds majority in the Feb. 12 parliamentary election \u2014 the first since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024. 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