Radio Jyoti (Light), the first Catholic Radio station in Bangladesh, is an online radio station that can also be accessed on smartphones. The broadcasting studio is located in Emmaus Catholic Church in Bogra (Rajshahi Diocese). The radio station has a very precise goal: to raise awareness about Christ and the Church both at home and abroad.
Bishop Gervas Rozario of Rajshahi says: “Through the radio, we want to keep people who live in Bangladesh and abroad informed. We want to teach them the Church’s values and offer them hymns and plays, morals and ethical principles. We want to enhance the protection of children, women and the environment, and teach our citizens to cherish the Benagli culture.”
The diocese has trained 25 local young people, mostly from ethnic minorities, to produce and host the station’s programs. For now, the radio broadcasts one hour a day but the bishop says that the station hopes to lengthen its transmissions so that listeners at home and abroad can hear the country’s Christian news, world Church news and national news.
