Sumon Corraya

Sumon Corraya

Sumon Corraya is a freelance journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, who specializes in reporting on the Christian community, with a particular focus on the Catholic Church.

Articles by Sumon Corraya

Sister Tiziana Merletti meets with nuns and aspirants at Mary House in Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in December 2025. Credit: Father Apu Rozario, CSC

Amid security concerns, Vatican sister meets Bangladesh religious

Dec 23, 2025 / 10:52 am

Sister Tiziana Merletti told CNA she was impressed by the vitality of Bangladesh’s small Catholic community.

Tiger widow Zebunnesa Khatun, wife of late Mohor Ali, receives help from Caritas Khulna Region on Nov. 15, 2025. Credit: Caritas Bangladesh

How the Catholic Church brings hope to the ‘tiger widows’ of Bangladesh

Nov 29, 2025 / 15:30 pm

Caritas Bangladesh provides sewing machines and livelihood support to “tiger widows” — women whose husbands were killed by Bengal tigers.

Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, receives flowers from Rohingya during his visit to Cox’s Bazar, considered the world’s largest refugee camp, on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2025. Credit: Caritas Bangladesh

Cardinal Czerny brings message of hope to Rohingya in Bangladesh

Nov 9, 2025 / 07:00 am

Cardinal Michael Czerny visited Bangladesh’s displaced Catholics and Rohingya, calling for greater global solidarity with vulnerable communities.

Sister Mary Amiya plays her Harmonium at Shanti Bhabon in Gazipur, Sept. 27, 2025. Credit: Sumon Corraya

‘My songs will be sung in churches’: A Bangladeshi sister’s living legacy

Oct 25, 2025 / 08:00 am

Sister Amiya spent 42 years as a teacher and has been a passionate composer of sacred music. The Bangladeshi religious has written lyrics for more than 100 hymns.

Catholic bishops planting a tree at the premises of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh in Dhaka, Aug. 14, 2020. Sumon Corraya

Bangladesh Catholics plant 1 million trees inspired by Laudato Si’

Sep 2, 2025 / 14:00 pm

The Catholic bishops of Bangladesh began planting one million trees in 2020, with Protestant pastors and Muslim leaders joining the movement.