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90% population Muslim, drop secular word from Constitution: Bangladesh's top lawyer
short by Shalini ojha / on Thursday, 14 November, 2024
Bangladesh's Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman has sought to drop the word "secular" from the Constitution. "Secularism does not reflect the realities of Bangladesh where 90% of the population is Muslim," he reportedly said during a hearing on the legality of the 15th Constitutional Amendment. He said that honouring Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's contributions is vital but "enforcing it creates division".
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