Bangladesh State Religion

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  Bangladesh Court Rejects Scrapping Islam As State Religion

  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.

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  Threats As Bangladesh Mulls Scrapping Islam As State Religion

  Hardliners in Bangladesh today threatened largescale protests if a court moves to scrap Islam as the official state religion.