Community help – Armenian Church of Bangladesh

Armanitola Free Medical Camp May 2024

On 16th May 2024

Armanitola Free Medical Camp

The Armenian Apostolic Church of the Holy Resurrection and the St. Paul Coptic Medical Services, an Egyptian Charitable Organization, collaborated to offer essential medical help and guidance today, May 16^th2024. Local families who live in the area around the Armenian Church Dhaka were welcomed by the visiting doctors. Conditions that were treated were varied and included some dermatology, gynaecology and general medical issues, a total of 93 patients were treated.

We are very grateful to our friends from the Coptic Church Medical Service for giving up their time to hold this very essential service, and, once again, extend our warmest appreciation and thanks to the participating medical team, Dr Abanob Gad, Neurologist; Dr Mina Tharwat, Gynaecologist; Dr Aghapy Yohana, General physician; and Dr Mina Safwat, Laboratory consultant.

Online Lecture 31st May 2023 – The Armenian Community + History in Dhaka and Sir Catchick Paul Chater

By Armenian Church Bangladesh

On 5th June 2023

In Education, History, Information, Lecture, News

Online Lecture 31 May 2023

On Wednesday 31^st May 2023 an online lecture was hosted by the Armenian Diocese of Australia. The topics were ‘The Armenian and History of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Holy Resurrection in Dhaka’ AND ‘Sir Catchick Paul Chater, The Greatest Armenian Hong Kong Has Ever Seen.’

The speakers were Julieta Arslanian, Board Member of the Armenian Apostolic Church Dhaka and Liz Chater, Heritage Co-Ordinator for the Armenian Church Dhaka and Armenian Family History Researcher.

A short history of the Armenian community in Bangladesh was given. Reference was made to some of the early leading Armenians in Dhaka. There was also mention of Armenians who lived in the city as early as 1714. We also covered the opening of the Pogose School in Dhaka, the founder’s family connection to the Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy in Calcutta. There’s an update on our future plans for the Armenian Church in Dhaka and how we are implementing a number of ideas to secure a strong permanent place for the church in Bangladesh. Our food program strategy, along with our education plans to work with NGOs to help the underprivileged children in Dhaka was covered.

And as if there wasn’t interesting enough there was a fascinating presentation on Sir Catchick Paul Chater covering his early years in Kolkata and Hong Kong, his plans to develop Hong Kong into a leading commercial port in Asia, to his pastimes and passions and his lasting legacies that many benefit from today.

Use this link to listen to the whole online presentation or use our LinkTree page in our Instagram bio and pick it up from there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe6-VpatRlk

The Mr. Michael Martin Food Assistance Program – 10 January 2019

By Armenian Church Bangladesh

On 10th January 2019

In History, Information

One of the initiatives undertaken by the Armenian Church in Dhaka is the ‘Mr. Michael Martin Food Assistance Program’. Today the program offered meals to 292 local Dhaka people. It also provided essential milk for 57 hungry babies.

The food assistance program initially ran on a monthly basis, but due to the local high demand for help, it has been offered on a weekly basis since the autumn of 2016.

The church is an intrinsically altruistic institution that will always strive to provide comfort and aid to its surrounding community and visitors.