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The Constitution of Bangladesh includes secularism as one of the four fundamental principles, [1] despite having Islam as the state religion by 2A. [2] Islam is referred to twice in the introduction and Part I of the constitution and the document begins with the Islamic phrase Basmala (بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ) which in English is translated as ...
Religion in Bangladesh (2022 Census) [1] Islam (91.04%) Hinduism (7.95%) Buddhism (0.61%) Christianity (0.30%) other religions (0.12%) The United Nations categorizes Bangladesh as a moderate democratic Muslim country. [2][3] Sunni Islam is the largest religion in the country and in all of its districts, except Rangamati. [4][5] The Constitution ...
The Government of Bangladesh and others is a case of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. [1] [2] This writ was petitioned 3 years after [3] Government of Bangladesh issued a circular regarding quotas for children and grandchildren of the veterans of the liberation war of 1971 amid of 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement ...
Hinduism is the second-largest religion in 61 out of 64 districts of Bangladesh, but there is no Hindu majority district in Bangladesh. In October 2022, the Government of Bangladesh proclaimed that it is dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of the Hindu minority community, after attacks on Hindu temples during religious pujas, Hindu ...
Democracy in Bangladesh is historically connected to the Westminster style of democracy of United Kingdom while Bangladesh was part of British Colonial Empire from 1700 to 1947. Since Bangladesh achieved its independence on 26 March 1971 from Pakistan, Bangladesh introduced parliamentary democracy into its political system; however, a military ...
The preamble of the Bangladeshi constitution declares secularity as a basic constitutional principle. The second paragraph reads "Pledging that the high ideals of nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism, which inspired our heroic people to dedicate themselves to, and our brave martyrs to sacrifice their lives in, the national liberation struggle, shall be the fundamental principles of ...
The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement was a series of anti-government [ d ] and pro- democracy [ e ] protests in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by university students. Initially focused on restructuring quota-based systems for government job recruitment, the movement expanded against what many perceive as an authoritarian government when ...
Islam in Bangladesh. Islam is the largest and the state religion of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. [ 1 ][ 2 ] According to the 2022 census, Bangladesh had a population of about 150 million Muslims, or 91.04% [ 3 ] of its total population of 165 million. [ 4 ] Muslims of Bangladesh are predominant native Bengali Muslims.