Uttom S. Rozario

Stephan Uttom Rozario

Stephan Uttom Rozario is a journalist and photographer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, covering human rights, minorities, and other contemporary issues. He also covers stories related to the Catholic Church.

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Bangladesh measles outbreak

Catholic health centers respond to massive measles outbreak in Bangladesh

Caritas Bangladesh and church-run health centers are building infection prevention awareness while the country grapples with a deadly outbreak of measles that has left more than 330 children dead since mid-March.

Bare hands planting sprouted plants in a raised garden bed full of soil.

Laudato Si' continues to inspire Bangladesh communities to protect the Earth

The Catholic Church in Bangladesh is working actively in the environmental sector and spreading the message of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' to protect the environment — even among non-Catholics. 

Catholic Church mourns deaths in Bangladesh military plane crash

In Bangladesh, grief and shock gripped the capital, Dhaka, after a military jet crashed into Milestone School and College on July 21, killing at least 31 and injuring more than 170.

Alpana Rani Mistry often gives indigenous seeds to her neighbors and sends seeds to other parts of the country. (Stephan Uttom Rozario)

In Bangladesh, Catholic agency cultivates a culture of growing native crops

With the aim to improve native crop farming capacity within villages, Caritas Bangladesh promotes ways for farmers to identify and save indigenous seeds as well as natural methods for cultivating them.

Farmers are making floating gardens in waterlogged coastal areas in Bangladesh. (Stephan Uttom Rozario)

As seas rise, farmers in Bangladesh are growing crops on the water

A centuries-old technique for growing floating beds of vegetables — adapted to put the invasive water hyacinth to use — is gaining popularity in Bangladesh amid flooding and sea rise worsened by climate change.

Activists march in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Aug. 5 to celebrate the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Wikimedia Commons/Rayhan9d)

Catholic-run institutions remain in disarray after Bangladesh uprising

In the wake of the August uprising in Bangladesh when former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down, many Catholic schools in the region remain closed, and activists are calling for the reform of Christian-run banks.

Bishop Gomes

Bangladesh bishop urges Catholic lay organizations to promote Christ's values

"I call on leaders in credit unions to improve our religious education, bible studies, moral education … Because financial institutions have a lot of opportunities here," said Bangladesh Bishop Subrato Boniface Gomes.

A church official distributes trees to rows of people.

Inspired by Laudato Si', Catholics in Bangladesh work to protect environment

Bangladesh's tiny Catholic community is responding to environmental degradation in the country with conservation efforts by groups who have been inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'. 

Indigenous Garo people have been living in or near this forest in Madhupur, Bangladesh, for more than a hundred years. The forest is now threatened by government "eco" projects. (Stephan Uttom Rozario)

'Eco-park' in Bangladesh threatens Indigenous forest lands and livelihoods

The Forest Department's plans to construct walled gardens, guesthouses and an artificial lake in Madhupur will have serious impacts on 25,000 Indigenous people living in the area, say tribal activists.

Woman works on a sewing machine in front of a window.

Economic impacts of climate change drive workers in Bangladesh to modern slavery

In Bangladesh, the long-term climate and economic impacts of a 2009 cyclone led to hardships, including reliance on moneylenders through an arrangement that has been compared to modern slavery.

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