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15 godz. temu · Shiite Muslims perform a ritual as they take part in a religious procession during the Ashura mourning period in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Oct. 1, 2017.
Islam is the largest and the state religion of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. [1][2] According to the 2022 census, Bangladesh had a population of about 150 million Muslims, or 91.04% [3] of its total population of 165 million. [4] Muslims of Bangladesh are predominant native Bengali Muslims.
29 paź 2021 · Bangladesh’s Hindus are now a beleaguered minority, increasingly facing discrimination and even violence in everyday life. Bangladesh’s Muslim majority has long had a divided identity.
25 paź 2024 · Tasmiah Ahmed in Dhaka. 10/25/2024. The ouster of Sheikh Hasina has triggered a new era in Bangladeshi politics, with Islamist factions using the shift to expand their influence in the Muslim ...
While some people were later released, produced in court, or said to have died during an armed exchange with security forces, nearly 100 people remain missing.
In October, media reported a crowd of several hundred persons beat to death a Muslim visiting a mosque after a rumor spread that he desecrated a Quran in Lalmonirhat District, Rangpur Division near the country’s northern border.
Reporting about the numbers of deceased varied: The Guardian reported seven persons died but the WHF said more than 14 Hindus died in the violence. According to media and official estimates, at least four Muslims were also killed through clashes with police.
