He was suffering from old-age complications,” Akhila Drozario, a trustee of Caritas Bangladesh, said on Saturday. Born in Indiana on Mar 2, 1923, Father Timm arrived in Bangladesh in 1952 and saw much of the country’s history in around seven decades while working as an educator. A renowned zoologist, the catholic priest pioneered Bangladesh’s science education by heading the science department of NDC. Father Timm was focused on research and teaching for his first 40 years in Bangladesh. Father Timm joined Caritas in 1971.

Source: bd News24 September 12, 2020 14:15 UTC