Bangladesh may drop Islam as country's official religion following attacks on minorities
Islam could be dropped as Bangladesh’s official religion following a number of attacks in the country against people of other faiths.
Christians, Hindus and Muslim minority Shiites have recently faced attacks that are believed to have been carried out by Islamic extremists.
The country’s Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments in favour of removing Islam as the official religion of Bangladesh, the Daily Mail reported.
Islam has been the country’s official religion since 1988, but the battle to overturn this – which is being supported by many minority religious leaders – will argue that the decision to designate Islam the official religion was illegal.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a6914106.html
Islam could be dropped as Bangladesh’s official religion following a number of attacks in the country against people of other faiths.
Christians, Hindus and Muslim minority Shiites have recently faced attacks that are believed to have been carried out by Islamic extremists.
The country’s Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments in favour of removing Islam as the official religion of Bangladesh, the Daily Mail reported.
Islam has been the country’s official religion since 1988, but the battle to overturn this – which is being supported by many minority religious leaders – will argue that the decision to designate Islam the official religion was illegal.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a6914106.html

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