Marian statue desecrated at St. Peter's Church, New Kalshi, Chitalmari

Overnight vandalism was discovered on the morning of 23 September 2026 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Kalshi village, Chitalmari sub-district, Bagerhat, southern Bangladesh, a substation of Our Lady of Fatima parish in the Khulna diocese. The glass enclosure on the veranda was damaged, and a statue of the Virgin Mary was thrown into a nearby pond and later recovered. Church committee president Shankar Barman (also called Peter Shankar Brahm in some reports) reported the attack to police. A man was arrested, a case was filed for insulting religion, and he was produced in court. Parish priest Father Dominic K. Halder condemned the attack. Local Muslim community leaders also expressed concern. UCA News published on 28 September 2026.

Statue desecration mapped to incidentType vandalism. Coordinates are the Nominatim town pin for চিতলমারী / Chitalmari, Bagerhat (22.7882270, 89.8785812); Nominatim returned no place_of_worship pin for St. Peter's Catholic Church. occurredOn is 23 September 2026, the morning the overnight vandalism was discovered. Same day as sumy-peter-paul-shelling-2026; this row is filed first by id.