The Church of Bangladesh is a united Protestant church formed by the union of various Protestant churches in Bangladesh, principally the Anglican and Presbyterian denominations. The Church of Bangladesh is a member of the Anglican Communion and the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
Kushtia District is a district in the Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. Kushtia has existed as a separate district since the partition of India. Prior to that, Kushtia was a part of Nadia district. Kushtia is the birthplace of many historical figures including Mir Mosharraf Hossain (1847–1912), Bagha Jatin (1879–1915) and Lalon (1774–1890). Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore lived his early life at Shelaidaha, a village in the district.
Kushtia is a city in the Khulna Division of southwestern Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. The second largest city in Khulna division, Kushtia is one of the commercial cities. It serves as the headquarters of Kushtia Sadar Upazila and Kushtia District.
Bengali Christians are adherents of Christianity among the Bengali people. Christianity took root in Bengal after the arrival of Portuguese voyagers in the 16th century. It witnessed further conversions among the Bengali upper-caste elite during the 19th century Bengali Renaissance.
Kumarkhali is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is famous for the Shelaidaha area, where the poet Rabindranath Tagore spent a considerable time of his youth.
Khoksa is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Kushtia Sadar is an Upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Kushtia Sadar Thana was formed in 1823 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Mirpur is an upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Mirpur Thana was formed in 1885 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
Paul Shishir Sarker is a Bangladeshi Church of Bangladesh bishop. He was from 2007 to 2019 the Archbishop of Dhaka & the Moderator of the Church of Bangladesh, a united Protestant Church that holds membership in the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the Anglican Communion.
Chuadanga-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2008 by Solaiman Haque Joarder of the Awami League.
Kushtia-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Mahbubul Alam Hanif of the Awami League.
Kushtia-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Rezaul Haque Chowdhury
Meherpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2014 by Farhad Hossain of the Awami League.
Kushtia-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh since 2024 by Abdur Rouf.
Samuel Sunil Mankhin is a bishop who is currently enthroned since 2018 as Archbishop of Dhaka and the primate and moderator of the Church of Bangladesh. Mankhin was previously the Bishop of Kushtia, served 2009 to 2018.
The Church of Bangladesh Metropolitan Diocese of Dhaka is the metropolitan and main diocese of Church of Bangladesh that was erected in 1956 by dividing the Diocese of Calcutta; the diocese was originally called "East Bengal" and covered all of East Pakistan after the partition of India. It was a part of the Anglican Church of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon until the formation of the united Protestant Church of Pakistan in 1970, which merged Lutheran, Anglican, and Presbyterian denominations in that country. It became the sole diocese of the Church of Bangladesh upon the church's 30 April 1974 independence. Since it was split to create Kushtia diocese, the bishop of Dhaka has usually also been moderator and primate of the Church of Bangladesh. The other 2 dioceses of Church of Bangladesh are under its governance.
The Church of Bangladesh Diocese of Kushtia is one of three dioceses of the Church of Bangladesh. It was formed in 1990 out of the Diocese of Dhaka, and its first three bishops each went on to become archbishop of Dhaka and primate & moderator of the Church of Bangladesh.
Hemen Halder is a Bangladeshi United Protestant bishop. He is the enthroned Bishop of Kushtia. Halder was elected as the bishop of Kushtia on November 10, 2018, and consecrated on January 27, 2019.
The Bishop of Kushtia, is responsible for the Diocese of Kushtia of Church of Bangladesh. It was created in early 1990 to help the Archbishop of Dhaka. Now it is one of the major bishop post in Church of Bangladesh for apostolic succession to be the Primate and Archbishop for Diocese of Dhaka.
