Newsletter 2021

BCSM Newsletter

January - April, 2021
Issue 2

Bangladesh Catholic Students’ Movement

BCSM Newsletter Editorial

January – April, 2021 Corona pandemic just shook up the world which
Issue 2 is devastating. It is predicted staying for a long
time. But we need to figure out the way to stay
Editorial Committee connected and help each other. From January
Joyonto Victor Biswas 2021 to April 2021, we had many social
Swopnil Louis Cruze gatherings, religious occasions maintaining
social distancing. Some units have done few
Central Cabinet Meeting activities which is very inspiring and worth
knowing.
The first Central Cabinet’s meeting of Focusing on our environment, we need to be
this year happened on 26th February, concerned to plant more trees and protect our
2021 virtually on Google Meet. Seven planet Earth. Special regards to the Diocesan
Diocesan Representatives, six members Representatives, Chaplains, and the Members for
of the Executive Committee and our their cooperation.
respected Chaplain Bro. Ujjal Placid
Pereira, CSC were present there. Stay Home, Stay Safe.
Brother Ujjal shared his thoughts and Happy BCSMing.
admired the activities of those units
who have continued their activities in Lastly, National Executive Committee
various ways in this epidemic; had announced the resignation of Mr. Oli
acknowledged them for their integrity and Xavier Minj and proposed the
courage. Moving to other agendas of that replacement of his position as Executive
meeting, the annual plans of the Member with Mr. Swopnil Louis Cruze
Executive Committee and the Diocesan from Dhaka Arch-diocese.
BCSM Representatives were being
presented and discussed.

Co – Opted Member

In the presence of our Chaplain, Bro.
Ujjal Placid Pereira and the members of
Executive Committee, Mr. Swopnil
Louis Cruze was co-opted as Executive
Member to fulfill the vacant position and
to lead the movement achieving its goals
and targets. It was announced on 6th
March, 2021.

Page 1

Diocese Visit

Diocesan Representatives of Rajshahi Consisting a team of three members from
Diocese participated in a discussion at the Executive Committee, Mr. Patrick
Borni Mission. In that meeting, Unit Drishya Purification (President), Mr.
Representatives from Mothurapur, Tonmoy Mark D’Costa (Treasurer) and
Bonpara, Bhobanipur, and Borni joined Mr. Joyonto Victor Biswas (Organizing
with enthusiasm. In the next day, Secretary) had been in Rajshahi from
Andharkotha and Cathedral Unit were 19th to 20th February to enlighten the
being visited by that team and discussed members, share their thoughts and ideas
about managing units and its members. about BCSM. At first, they along with the

Smile Program

Padrishibpur unit had conducted a day-
long gathering with the mentally-
challenged people living within our
society. Their members found some
people within their area and decided
helping them to cut their hair, bathe them,
and had lunch together. Later, they tried
listening and spending the whole day to
understand their lives and feel their
sufferings.

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Way to the Cross

A day-long program entitled “Way to the After that, Fr. Subroto Boniface
Cross” focusing on the theme “United in lent Gomes facilitated a session on “Lent
to overcome our indifferences” was and Youths”. Later, unit members had

organized, in which 103 members of Dhaka performed dramas adopting stories

Archdiocese participated. Firstly, having a from the Bible.

spiritual cross adoration, different units had
presented their activities’ adopting stories

from the Bible. report and the participants

were engaged into various group activities.

Art Competition for the students from Nursery to
College level, divided into different
Following this year as the Golden Jubillee divisions. In the prize giving ceremony,
of Bangladesh and remembering our they had given prizes to the winners
Independence Day, Borni Mariabad and had consolations prizes for every
Mission had organized an art competition participants. They ended with a
on 16th March, 2021. beautiful cultural program.

Luxmibazar Unit had also arranged a
special competition on 21st February
(International Mother Language Day) with
the given following segments: art and
composition writing. These segments were

Page 3

Social Awareness Campaign

Following study sessions’ resolution,
Mr. Flevian D’ Costa and Mr.
Alexander Fernandes of Chittagong
Archdiocese had visited Pahartoli
sub-parish. Mr. Flevian facilitated a
session on “Laudato Si” and awared
them to step forward to preserve and
protect the environment. There, they
discuessd about the future of the
Youtho that subparish with the Parish
Priest Fr. Micheal Roy.

Miscellaneous

• Members from different units expressed homage with flowers at Shaheed
Minar on 21st February (International Mother Language Day) in memory of all
the Martyrs who sacrificed their lives for their mother tongue.

• Each unit organize penance solitude to purify the minds of the youths during
the Lent season.

• Nayanagar unit and Tejgaon unit of Dhaka Archdiocesan BCSM, had organized
bible quizzes for the purpose of increasing knowledge of the Bible.

• Kosba unit of Dinjapur BCSM went on an exposure at Tajhat Zamindar Bari,
Rangpur.

• Biroidhakuni unit members had welcomed Fr. Tamal Rema as their new
Chaplain in the presence of their Parish Priest Fr. Micheal Monindro Chiran.

• St. Joseph’s BCSM unit of Khulna Diocese and Mathurapur unit of Rajshahi
Diocese demonstrated the living way of the cross to express the suffering and
pain of the last hours of Jesus Christ.

• Pagar unit of Dhaka Archdiocese organized a Badmintion tournament from
26th January to 1st February, 2021 in which 8 boys team and 4 girls team
participated .

• BCSM Members of Chittagong Archdiocese had provided masks to 180
persons of Holy Rosary Church and the attendees (3 masks for each person) of
the pilgrimage of Holy Mother Mary.

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Let us plant
More trees

&
Work for protect

Mother Earth

“We express our deepest gratitude
toward our Members,

Former Members, Chaplains &
the Well Wishers of BCSM
for supporting us always”

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