Stephan Uttom Rozario

Stephan Uttom Rozario

Stephan Uttom Rozario is a journalist and photographer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, who covers religion, human rights, minorities, the environment, politics, and other contemporary issues.

Articles by Stephan Uttom Rozario

Abdul Mannan Khan and his disabled son Abu Mosa Khan meet with Father Robert Terence McCahill at their home in Munshigonj district, Bangladesh, on Nov. 18, 2025. The priest visits villages daily to find disabled children and connect them with medical treatment. Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario

Father Bob and his bicycle: How this 88-year-old priest serves Bangladesh’s disabled children

Dec 1, 2025 / 13:34 pm

Father Robert Terence McCahill cares for poor disabled people in Bangladesh. Ths week marks 50 years of service for the 88-year-old priest, who cycles 12-15 miles daily.

Leaders of the Christian community lay wreaths at the grave of Father Charles Joseph Young at the Holy Rosary Church cemetery in Dhaka on Nov. 14, 2025. Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario

How an American missionary empowered Bangladesh’s Christian community

Nov 18, 2025 / 09:00 am

Father Charles Joseph Young founded a credit union in 1955 that lifted Bangladesh’s Christians from poverty and now has $122.6 million in capital.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections in Dhaka on Jan. 8, 2024. Credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images

Catholic bishop calls Sheikh Hasina death sentence ‘one-sided’ and ‘abuse of power’

Nov 17, 2025 / 16:58 pm

A Catholic bishop has criticized Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence as politically motivated, calling it an abuse of power that violates due process.

Catholic religious sisters conduct classes at a school they run outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Nov. 2, 2023. Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario

Catholic schools in Bangladesh close amid political unrest

Nov 12, 2025 / 18:31 pm

Catholic schools in Dhaka will close amid security concerns as Bangladesh’s International Crime Tribunal announces a verdict date for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The main gate of Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, shows damage after two homemade bomb explosions on Oct. 8, 2025. Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario

Bangladesh police arrest suspect in bomb attacks on Catholic sites

Nov 10, 2025 / 09:09 am

Dhaka police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with homemade bomb attacks that targeted a Catholic cathedral and a church-run school in Bangladesh.

Cardinal Michael Felix Czerny, SJ, head of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, visits a stall of Caritas Bangladesh on Nov. 4, 2025, in Dhaka. Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario

Bangladesh’s Indigenous Catholics seek support of the Church

Nov 6, 2025 / 11:45 am

Indigenous Catholic leaders in Bangladesh called for stronger Church advocacy to protect their rights and land during the justice commission’s 50th anniversary.