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Although opinions among Islamic scholars differ over when a pregnancy can be terminated, there are no explicit prohibitions on a woman's ability to abort under Islamic law. [1] [2] Each of the four Sunni Islam schools of thought—Hanafi, Shafi'i, Hanbali, and Maliki—have their reservations on if and when abortions are permissible. [3]
Bangladesh is still governed by the penal code from 1860, where induced abortion is illegal unless the woman is in danger. [1] [2] Historically, abortion has been prevalent, especially during the years following the Bangladesh Liberation War. For example, in 1972, the law allowed for abortion for those women who has been raped during the war. [2]
While Islam was still a part of faith and culture, it was no longer the only factor that formed national identity. [30] Bangladesh was established as a constitutionally secular state [31] and the Bangladeshi constitution enshrined secular, socialist and democratic principles. [32]
Bangladesh's caretaker government revoked a ban on the country's main Islamic party and its affiliated groups on Wednesday, saying it has not found evidence of their involvement in "terrorist ...
Sunni mosques in Bangladesh (2 P) This page was last edited on 13 February 2025, at 13:29 (UTC). Text ... Category: Sunni Islam in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh's interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday lifted a ban on the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party that was imposed by the former prime minister who was ousted in ...
Bangladesh on Thursday banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies as “militant and terrorist" organizations as part of a nationwide crackdown following weeks ...
Bangladesh is one of the few Muslim-majority nations where "proselytizing" i.e. conversions from one religion to another are generally accepted and is legalized by law under article 41 of the constitution, subject to law, public order, and morality. [5] Bangladesh was founded as a secular state, but Islam was made the state religion in the 1980s.