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News Bangladesh Religion: Debate over 'disappeared' religious minorities resurfaces in Bangladesh

Published on: Saturday 20 July 2019
Debate over 'disappeared' religious minorities resurfaces in Bangladesh
News source: https://www.newkerala.com/news/read/178294/debate-over-disappeared-religious-minorities-resurfaces-in-bangladesh.html

Debate over disappeared religious minorities resurfaces in Bangladesh - Dhaka, July 20 : The debate over the exodus of religious minorities, mostly Hindus, Buddhists and Christians from Bangladesh resurfaced on Saturday after the head of a Bangladeshi NGO claimed during an encounter with US President Donald Trump that 37 million members of these minorities had disappea

News Bangladesh Religion: Bangladesh highlights religious pluralism in Washington, proposes to host regional meet

Published on: Friday 19 July 2019
Bangladesh highlights religious pluralism in Washington, proposes to host regional meet
News source: https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/07/20/bangladesh-highlights-religious-pluralism-in-washington-proposes-to-host-regional-meet

He also proposed to host a similar ministerial at the regional level in Bangladesh at the earliest. The foreign ministry said Momen attended the meeting, hosted by the US Department of State on ...

News Bangladesh Religion: As Rohingyas flee Myanmar, India needs to drop religious criteria in its refugee law

Published on: Tuesday 09 July 2019
As Rohingyas flee Myanmar, India needs to drop religious criteria in its refugee law
News source: https://menafn.com/1098741743/AsRohingyasfleeMyanmarIndianeedstodropreligiouscriteriainitsrefugeelaw

which are considered minority religions in their countries of origin, such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, but not Muslims persecuted in their countries of origin, such as the Burmese ...

News Bangladesh Religion: Bangladesh: Religious School Principal Arrested For Raping a Dozen Students, Said ‘Was Possessed by Satan’

Published on: Friday 05 July 2019
Bangladesh: Religious School Principal Arrested For Raping a Dozen Students, Said ‘Was Possessed by Satan’
News source: https://www.india.com/news/world/bangladesh-religious-school-principal-arrested-for-raping-a-dozen-students-said-was-possessed-by-satan-3709287/

The headteacher and founder of Baitul Huda Cadet Madrassa at Fatulla outside Dhaka was arrested on Thursday on charges of rape when the mother of a 10-year-old approached the police with a complaint. - Bangladesh: Religious School Principal Arrested For Raping a Dozen Students, Said 'Was Possessed by Satan'

News Bangladesh Religion: Second Bangladesh religious headteacher arrested over child rapes

Published on: Saturday 06 July 2019
Second Bangladesh religious headteacher arrested over child rapes
News source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/bangladesh-religious-headteacher-arrested-child-rapes-11699184

DHAKA: A religious school's headteacher has been arrested for allegedly raping two girls and sexually molesting another six children under his care, Bangladeshi officials said on Sunday (Jul 7). Abul ...

News Bangladesh Religion: Banned from Bangladesh schools, Rohingya children are exposed to extremism in madrasas

Published on: Tuesday 18 June 2019
Banned from Bangladesh schools, Rohingya children are exposed to extremism in madrasas
News source: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3015010/banned-bangladesh-schools-rohingya-children-are-exposed

Simultaneously they are culturally very religious,” Hasan said. Some of the madrasas are run by the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, which has a history of violent protests in Muslim-majority ...

News Bangladesh Religion: Shut out from Bangladesh schools, Rohingyas turn to madrassas

Published on: Monday 17 June 2019
Shut out from Bangladesh schools, Rohingyas turn to madrassas
News source: https://news.yahoo.com/shut-bangladesh-schools-rohingyas-turn-madrassas-065440915.html

Half a million refugee Rohingya children are shut out of local schools in Bangladesh, leaving many in religious madrassas where critics say educational standards are low and students are vulnerable to indoctrination. Around 740,000 Muslim Rohingya fled into the country during a 2017 crackdown by Myanmar

News Bangladesh Religion: Bangladesh starlet apologises after 'atheist' comments

Published on: Tuesday 16 April 2019
News source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-6931445/Bangladesh-starlet-apologises-atheist-comments.html

A Bangladeshi actress has been forced to apologise after remarks construed as admitting atheism in a country where people have been murdered for renouncing religion. Safa Kabir, an actress and model ...

News Bangladesh Religion: Bangladesh: Cleric Demands Ahmadis Be Declared ‘Non-Muslim’

Published on: Friday 19 April 2019
News source: https://www.eurasiareview.com/20042019-bangladesh-cleric-demands-ahmadis-be-declared-non-muslim/

I don’t think our government will take his speech seriously, but we demand action against him for spreading religious hatred and bigotry,” Ahmed told ucanews.com. Jalal Ahmed, deputy secretary of the ...

News Bangladesh Religion: Bangladesh, Brunei continue to enjoy excellent ties: PM

Published on: Monday 22 April 2019
News source: https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/bangladesh-brunei-continue-enjoy-excellent-ties-pm-1733140

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh and Brunei are continuing to enjoy excellent ... which is solidly founded on shared values, religion, cultural linkage, and many commonalities,” she ...