‘Religion Is The Biggest Bane For Any Democracy’

AGNIVO NIYOGI Bangladesh’s biggest right-wing party Jamaat-e-Islami has been banned from contesting future polls by the Bangladesh High Court in Dhaka, which cancelled its registration in a landmark ruling on 1 August, leaving the once powerful fundamentalist party with an uncertain future. Author Taslima Nasreen who has been living in exile for over two decades in India tells Agnivo Niyogi that taking a cue from … Continue reading ‘Religion Is The Biggest Bane For Any Democracy’

Jamat-e-Islami Bangladesh misguiding international human rights bodies

The Communist Party of Bangladesh or Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dol (Socialist Party) have been unwavering in their commitment to the war criminal trials ‘Sadly, the Awami League has not fully restored the 1972 constitution – the present constitution is a strange chimera – it has Islam as state religion and also says that that the republic is secular, at the same time !,’ says Garga Chatterjee. … Continue reading Jamat-e-Islami Bangladesh misguiding international human rights bodies