High hopes, many challenges for Bangladesh’s first Indigenous Catholic MP

High hopes, many challenges for Bangladesh’s first Indigenous Catholic MP

Bangladesh has its first indigenous Catholic woman in the Muslim-majority nation’s National Assembly, and she is hitting the ground running. Anna Minj is a leader from the Oraon indigenous ethnic community and has served for over three decades in leadership roles at BRAC International, an entrepreneurial and solutions-focused nonprofit development organization. Founded in Bangladesh in 1972 as a small relief outfit, BRAC International has grown …