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US report lauds Bangladesh's religious freedom
US report lauds Bangladesh's religious freedom
US State Department in its report on International Religious Freedom lauded Bangladesh for upholding constitutional right to profess and practice all religions and appointment of a significant number of members of minority communities in important political and administrative positions, reports UNB.
The report released in Washington on November 17 also praised the establishment of training academies for Imams, modernising and mainstreaming the curriculum of religious education, promoting interfaith understanding and ensuring peaceful celebration of religious and secular Bangali festivals.
It said absence of any report of religious prisoners and diminishing trend of violence against religious minorities are some of the hallmarks of the present democratic government in Bangladesh.
The report, which is largely positive about the status of religious freedom in the coutry further acknowledges that during the year under review, several Supreme Court decisions such as 'ruling the elements of the Fifth Amendment to the constitution unconstitutional' bolstered the country's status as a secular state.
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton released the report that contains performance of 198 countries during the period under review (July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010).
US report lauds Bangladesh's religious freedom
US State Department in its report on International Religious Freedom lauded Bangladesh for upholding constitutional right to profess and practice all religions and appointment of a significant number of members of minority communities in important political and administrative positions, reports UNB.
The report released in Washington on November 17 also praised the establishment of training academies for Imams, modernising and mainstreaming the curriculum of religious education, promoting interfaith understanding and ensuring peaceful celebration of religious and secular Bangali festivals.
It said absence of any report of religious prisoners and diminishing trend of violence against religious minorities are some of the hallmarks of the present democratic government in Bangladesh.
The report, which is largely positive about the status of religious freedom in the coutry further acknowledges that during the year under review, several Supreme Court decisions such as 'ruling the elements of the Fifth Amendment to the constitution unconstitutional' bolstered the country's status as a secular state.
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton released the report that contains performance of 198 countries during the period under review (July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010).
