Bonpara

Bonpara is a paurashava (municipal corporation) in Baraigram Upazila of Natore District in north-western Bangladesh.[1] It was established in the late 1920s by Christians from Bhawal, a Roman Catholic stronghold to the north of Dhaka District, and is one of the oldest Christian communities in the country. In 1940 the parish church (dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes) was consecrated and later St Joseph's High School was instituted.[2]

Sunil Gomes murder

On 5 June 2016, local Christian Sunil Gomes was hacked to death in Bonpara in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Gomes was killed at his grocery store after Sunday prayers at a local church.[3]

  • Bonpara bazar, 1965
  • Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Bonpara, 1965
  • St Josephs High School, Bonpara, 1965
  • "Kacha ghor" bedroom hut in Bonpara, 1966
  • Young couple at home, 1966
  • Traditional wall decoration, Bonpara, 1966

References
  1. "Community Report: Natore" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  2. "Bonpara - Bangladesh". Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. Dhaka, Agence France-Presse in (5 June 2016). "Christian murdered in latest Bangladesh attack". Retrieved 7 June 2016.


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