Harvest NOW in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh

Europeans began to set up trading posts in the area of Bangladesh in the 16th century; eventually the British came to dominate the region and it became part of British India. In 1947, West Pakistan and East Bengal (both primarily Muslim) separated from India (largely Hindu) and jointly became the new country of Pakistan. East Bengal became East Pakistan in 1955, but the awkward arrangement of a two-part country with its territorial units separated by 1,600 km left the Bengalis marginalized and dissatisfied. East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan in 1971 and was renamed Bangladesh. About a third of this extremely poor country floods annually during the monsoon rainy season, hampering economic development.

Many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; water-borne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation

Bangladesh is one of the world’s poorest nations. Over half the population live below the poverty line. It is massively over-populated and suffers from natural disasters like flood and cyclones which kill thousands of people.

Although people are officially free to follow whatever religion they choose, there is increasing Islamist pressure to restrict this freedom.

Over half the population is under 16 and most live in great poverty. As pressure from extreme Muslim groups increases there has been persecution against Christians, Hindus and Buddhists.

Pray for the people in Bangladesh

Pray that the church growth will continue and that the Holy Spirit would move deeper in peoples lives.

Over 230 million Bengali people live around the world. They are by far the largest unreached people group in the world and most live in Bangladesh and India. Pray that many more Bengali would have an opportunity to hear about the gospel.

Over half the population cannot read. Pray that these people will be able to hear the gospel through radio, the JESUS film and other media.

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