Salute O foreign friend !!
Father Marino Rigon, freedom fighter
Many foreigners, embracing love, color, nature, soil and human love of this country, have forgotten the luxury of their developed country and the lives of the people of the country, who gave themselves to the service of the common poor, helpless people of this country.
This green tea has gone forever in Bengal, and many people even sought their last shelter after death on the soil of this country. So, the country's freedom fighter, Father Marino Rigon, came back to the last resort after one year of his death as per his last wish.
We could not love our country, but many foreigners taught us to pull the soil and the people of this country, the power of their love.
Salute those foreign friends ..
There are several information about Father Marino Ragnon from multiple online news portal reports:
Father Marino Rigon, a foreign freedom fighter, became wandering in the love of thousands of people irrespective of race and religion. According to the last will, he was laid down in Shelburne Catholic mission in Mongla.
Although he was a citizen of Italy, how popular he was to the people of this country was found in the ceremony of paying tribute. To honor him, the name of people's dhole. Father Rigon told these people that they have to sleep forever on the soil of Bangladesh. According to the last will, his body was brought to the Shellabunya Catholic mission of Mongla. At the end of the religious ceremonies, he was buried at a fixed place in front of the church at 3pm. At this time his fans broke his tears.
Father Marino Rigon was born on February 5, 1925 in the village of Villaverla, near Venice, Italy. In 1953, he came to Bangladesh for the promotion of Christianity. He lived in Haldibunia village of Mongla upazila of Bagerhat for a long time.
Crossing the boundaries of religion, Bangladesh has played an important role in the development of poverty alleviation, promotion of education, medical services and the development of distressed women. During the War of Liberation in 1971, he took part in the liberation war through providing shelter and service to the sick and wounded freedom fighters. The government of Bangladesh gave him honorary citizenship in 2009.
After studying Bangla art literature, it was translated into Italian by Father Marino Rigon. Apart from Gitanjali, 40 songs of Rabindranath Tagore, 350 songs from Lalon Sai, Naksikkanth of Jasim Udayin and Sojan Badar Ghat, many poems of important poets of this country have been translated into Italian by his hands.
Many books of RabindraKavya, translated into Italian by Father Rigon, are translated into French, Spanish and Parthagij. In 1990, he established the Rabindra Studies Center in Italy.
Father Rigon also highlighted the nakshinikanth of Bengal in various cities of Italy. Four exhibitions of Nakshi Kantha, produced by the Shellabuniya Sewing Center, are in different cities in Italy.
There is a large part of Father Rigon's workforce in which educational activities are involved. In its direct participation, 17 educational institutions were established in southern Bangladesh. He also arranged for scholarships for those under privileged organizations.
In 1986, with the help of Father Rigon, a dance drama team of Bangladesh organized the stage of 'Naksikkantha' on Italy's stage.
His family members wanted to take him to Italy when he was suffering from a heart attack in 2001. Then he gave condition to his relatives that if he died in Italy, then the body should be sent to Bangladesh. The relatives of Italy complied with the conditions covered by it.
Then, in 2014, he took his family to Italy from the Catholic mission of Mongla for better treatment, Father Marino Ragnon. Even before the surgery, his last request to his relatives was, 'If I die, I will send the body to Bangladesh.'
He died on October 20, 2017, at the age of 93 in the village of Villa Villavarla, Italy. According to the last wish, the body of Father Marino Rigon was brought to Mongla after one year of his death.
