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On 28 September 2018, at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said there are 1.1-1.3 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. [19] [20] The Constitution of Bangladesh declares Islam as the state religion. Bangladesh is the fourth-largest Muslim-populated country.
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.
Freedom of religion is one of the cornerstones of Bangladesh's Constitution. [161] Article 12 calls for secularity , the elimination of interfaith tensions and prohibits the abuse of religion for political purposes and any discrimination against, or persecution of, persons practicing a particular religion. [ 162 ]
Part III of the Constitution of Bangladesh includes the articles of fundamental rights. [3] Laws inconsistent with fundamental rights to be void (Article-26) Equality before law (Article-27) Discrimination on grounds of religion, etc. (Article-28) Equality of opportunity in public employment (Article-29) Prohibition of foreign titles, etc ...
The Constitution of Bangladesh was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh on 4 November 1972. It came into effect on 16 December 1972. The Constitution Drafting Committee was chaired by Law Minister Dr. Kamal Hossain. The Bangladeshi constitution became the second in South Asia to specifically use the word "secularism" in its text. [1]
First page of the original Constitution of Bangladesh in Bangla. The Constitution of Bangladesh [a] —since its adoption by the 'controversial' [1] [2] [3] and virtually "one-party" [4] Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh in 1972—has repeatedly come under criticism for its failure to build institutionalism in governance and politics, safeguard human rights, and ensure the independence of the ...
The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 4 November 1972 and became effective on 16 December 1972 one year after Bangladesh's victory in the War of Liberation. [1] [2] As of 2018 the Constitution has been amended 17 times. [3]
The constitution's proclamation of a People's republic and socialism in its preamble [26] and Article 10 [27] are at odds with Bangladesh's current free market economy system, entrepreneurial class, diverse corporate sector and owners of private property. Six general elections were won by pro-market political parties, while four elections were ...