Dhaka Christian minority celebrate Christmas
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Dhaka, Bangladesh – 25 December 2015
1. Various of Christian community members arriving to church, police searching bags, people going through metal detectors
2. Various of people during mass, praying, choir singing, priests at altar, priests giving the Communion
3. Nativity scene at church
4. Jesus mosaic at church
5. Various of Church building
6. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Vox Pop, Agnelo Furtado, church-goer:
“May it be that division and violence among people stop. May we be able to love each other, to build a virtuous society. And the government and the local administration in Bangladesh curb with firm hands the violence and radical activities that have been taking place in the country.”
7. People by statue of Mary
8. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Vox Pop, Shompa Furtado, church-goer:
“Those who are terrorists have no religion. Those who are carrying out such activities in the name of a religion have no religion. They should not have committed such things if they had any religion. No religious script permits anyone to oppress others.”
9. Various of church gate with police
STORYLINE:
The Christian minority in Dhaka celebrated Christmas on Friday with prayers amid concerns of a potential rise in Islamic radicalisation in the mainly Muslim Bangladesh.
Security was especially tight at churches where some metal detectors were put and police checked bags of visitors.
On Thursday, Bangladesh security forces arrested seven suspected members of a banned Islamist group blamed for attacks on foreigners and minority groups in the country.
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