Bangladesh may drop Islam as country's official religion following attacks on minorities Says news from independent.co.uk
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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...
well read more at that links and I say Islam being religion like any other religion IT SHOULD NOT HAVE STATE?COUNTRY WITH RELIGIOUS RULES.. that is a game changing for the progress of Bangladesh .. After all country made it as official religion in 1988 ., that is 17 years after it broke away from Pakistan. And that will be a tribute to those who lost life in their struggle against BRUTAL ROGUES OF ISLAM
Avijit RoyWashiqur RahmanNiloy NeelAhmed RajibAnanta Bijoy DasFaisal Arefin Diponand many many folks who wrote/write at
mukto-monahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75VZksLEM7o