Religious minorities in Bangladesh under fire after fall of secular regime

Religious minorities in Bangladesh under fire after fall of secular regime

Thursday, August 15th, 2024

After the secularist prime minister of Bangladesh fled the country, non-Muslims claim they have suffered attacks in the Islamic-majority country.

Around 90 percent of the South Asian nation is Muslim, with 7.95 percent being Hindu, 0.6 percent Buddhist, and just 0.3 percent being Christian – just about 500,000 people in a nation of 170 million.

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who resigned and fled the country on Monday, headed the Awami League, a secular party most non-Muslims support.

The protests against the Haina government began in early July with demands from university students to abolish quotas in civil service jobs. Still, they grew larger into a broader anti-government movement.

Related Posts:

Additional reading

News category: News Shorts, World.

Tags: Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, religious minorities, religious persecution

Analysis and Comment
- Spirit cannot be restrained—even on the question of women
  
  The Synod’s final document has been approved and immediately enacted by Pope Francis. Unlike previous synods, there will be no post-synodal letter. This decision clearly demonstrates the Pope’s vision of how consultation (decision-making) and actual decision-making should interact. The process Read more
- Learning about God from dogs, Orthodox monks breed and train canines
  
  After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luke (pictured with pup) walked back to his residence to be greeted by a different kind of choir. Lucy and Iso excitedly woofed Read more
- Privacy in the confessional: Is your smartphone listening to your sins?
  
  Anyone who uses a smartphone has likely experienced the same unsettling phenomenon — a pointedly placed advertisement that seems to show up right after you’ve discussed a topic or product. Could it be true that your phone is “listening” to Read more
- Clericalism hinders synodality in Church
  
  Synodality is Pope Francis’ vision to reform the Catholic Church to ensure human equality and a rightful place for everyone in the Church, a spirit that embodies the essence of the Second Vatican Council held about 60 years ago. Vatican Read more

Search CathNews

Search for:
CathNews
is free

First Name:

Last Name:

Email:
Great Reads