Pastors in Bangladesh Arrested for Evangelizing Muslims
Two pastors in northwestern Bangladesh could face up to two years in prison if convicted for “hurting religious sentiments,” according to Morning Star News.
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Religious rights advocates have warned that Christians and Hindus in Bangladesh are experiencing intensified persecution as the country’s interim government has allowed the previously banned Jamaat-e-Islami Islamic party to have free reign in the country, Christian Solidarity International (CSI) reports.
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Amid a spike in violence against religious minorities in Bangladesh, a national council of Buddhists, Hindus and Christians is renewing a campaign for the Muslim-majority South Asian nation to remove Islam as the state religion. In mid-July, student-led protests demanding reform of the country’s job quota system turned violent, culminating in the collapse of former Read more…
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Two pastors in northwestern Bangladesh could face up to two years in prison if convicted for “hurting religious sentiments,” according to Morning Star News.