About ECY Bangladesh

The youth apostolate of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB) was officially launched in 1977, under the name “Catholic Jubo Sebadol” and later on officially, Episcopal Commission for Youth (ECY). Its function was to direct and coordinate the various youth activities and to assist the formation of the youth and the students. The pastoral plans for the Church in Bangladesh have also given a special emphasis on the youth. These look at the youth as a special resource, since they constitute a major percentage of the population of the country. The Catholic Jubo Sebadol (later the National Youth Commission or, জাতীয় যুব কমিশন) has been offering different programmes for this important section of the Church. Its programmes integrated the needs and priorities of youth activities as mentioned in the pastoral plan and aimed at the following impact: The youth: a) become aware of the misery, oppression and injustices among the people and are urged to take steps to heal these evils; b) develop their personality and form a deeper spirit of communion among themselves and others and also learn to pray, share and open themselves for dialogue and collaboration; c) become aware of their religiosity and spiritual values and learn to share the experience of faith as the followers of Christ; d) become aware of their aim in life, vocation-mission, and responsibility towards the family, the Church, society and the country. During the past 25 years, the youth programmes of Bangladesh have grown appreciably and these have made commendable impact on the Church in Bangladesh and have contributed a great deal for the growth of the individual Catholics. The impact of these programmes is clearly visible in the life and attitude of the younger generation of Catholics.