Bangladesh Court Rejects Scrapping Islam As State Religion.
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[/su_column] [su_column size= »2/3″] Dhaka: Bangladesh's high court today rejected a petition by secular activists to scrap Islam's status as the state religion in the wake of nationwide protests by hardline Islamist groups.
A special bench of three judges threw out the petition within moments of opening the case and without allowing any testimony, an AFP correspondent at the court said.
The petition, which was first launched 28 years ago, has triggered countrywide protests by Islamist groups in the impoverished nation. Read More …. [/su_column] [/su_row]