{"id":75372,"date":"2026-01-24T13:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T13:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=75372"},"modified":"2026-01-24T13:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T13:05:02","slug":"we-only-want-treatment-catholics-caught-in-bangladesh-india-visa-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/we-only-want-treatment-catholics-caught-in-bangladesh-india-visa-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We willen alleen behandeling\u2019: Katholieken gevangen in visumcrisis tussen Bangladesh en India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A Bangladeshi border post in Bagha, Rajshahi district, near the India-Bangladesh border on June 13, 2021. | Credit: Dewan Tirtho \/ Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Jan 17, 2026 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). For decades, India was the most affordable and trusted destination for Bangladeshis seeking medical treatment abroad. Among them were thousands of Catholics who relied on Indian hospitals \u2014 many run by Christian institutions \u2014 for lifesaving care. But following political unrest in Bangladesh in July\u2013August 2024 and the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bangladeshi border post in Bagha, Rajshahi district, near the India-Bangladesh border on June 13, 2021. | Credit: Dewan Tirtho \/ Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Jan 17, 2026 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). For decades, India was the most affordable and trusted destination for Bangladeshis seeking medical treatment abroad. Among them were thousands of Catholics who relied on Indian hospitals \u2014 many run by Christian institutions \u2014 for lifesaving care. But following political unrest in Bangladesh in July\u2013August 2024 and the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":75957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-75372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69489,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/catholic-bishop-calls-sheikh-hasina-death-sentence-one-sided-and-abuse-of-power\/","url_meta":{"origin":75372,"position":0},"title":"Catholic bishop calls Sheikh Hasina death sentence \u2018one-sided\u2019 and \u2018abuse of power\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"december 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bangladesh\u2019s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections in Dhaka on Jan. 8, 2024. \/ Credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE\/AFP via Getty Images Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov 17, 2025 \/ 16:58 pm (CNA). 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