Lucy Holt of Oxford Mission Church in Barisal has finally been granted a gratis multiple-entry visa for the next 15 years. Lucy Holt was born in St Helens, England on December 16, 1930. She arrived in Bangladesh in 1960 and joined the Oxford Mission Church in Barisal. Sister Holt was mesmerized by Bangladesh’s natural beauty and its people and chose to spend the rest of her life here. A witness of Bangladesh’s War of Independence in 1971, she treated wounded freedom fighters and people during the war.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 02, 2018 15:00 UTC