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Bangladesh secularism
![Religion and Bangladesh’s Political Parties Religion and Bangladesh’s Political Parties](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-16-074906.jpg)
Religion and Bangladesh’s Political Parties
By Mubashar Hasan
Both the Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have Islamist allies and wear their religious identity with pride.
![Bangladesh’s Identity Crisis: To Be or Not to Be Secular Bangladesh’s Identity Crisis: To Be or Not to Be Secular](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-19-5.jpg)
Bangladesh’s Identity Crisis: To Be or Not to Be Secular
By Shafi Md Mostofa
Fifty years after it gained its independence, Bangladesh’s commitment to secularism remains shaky.
![Bangladesh’s Bloggers Under Siege Bangladesh’s Bloggers Under Siege](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-01-5.jpg)
Bangladesh’s Bloggers Under Siege
By Austin Bodetti
Online activists face deadly threats from religious extremists and a crackdown from authorities.
![Bangladesh at 50: The Transformation of a Nation Bangladesh at 50: The Transformation of a Nation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-24-9.jpg)
Bangladesh at 50: The Transformation of a Nation
By Ali Riaz and Saimum Parvez
As the country reaches its golden jubilee, it stands at a crossroads.
![Bangladesh’s Ambiguity on Religion Has Been Expensive for the Country Bangladesh’s Ambiguity on Religion Has Been Expensive for the Country](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-07-5.jpg)
Bangladesh’s Ambiguity on Religion Has Been Expensive for the Country
By Shafi Md Mostofa
The lack of a clear position on where Bangladesh stands vis-à-vis state and religion has helped breed fundamentalism, extremism, and anti-West sentiments in that country.
![Bangladesh’s Risky Islamist Gambit Bangladesh’s Risky Islamist Gambit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-01_17-03-01.jpg)
Bangladesh’s Risky Islamist Gambit
By Seth Oldmixon
The Awami League's outreach to Islamist groups will not encourage, not moderate, extremists.
![The Battle for the Soul of Bangladesh The Battle for the Soul of Bangladesh](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-06_13-26-44.jpg)
The Battle for the Soul of Bangladesh
By Arif Rafiq
The deadly attack on a bakery in Dhaka may have ties to ISIS, but its roots stretch deep into Bangladesh's history.
![Enough Is Enough: Bangladesh Must Act Against Its Extremists Enough Is Enough: Bangladesh Must Act Against Its Extremists](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-26_20-43-04.jpg)
Enough Is Enough: Bangladesh Must Act Against Its Extremists
By Venkatachalam K.S.
Bangladesh's government must crack down on Islamist radicals before the secular character of the country is destroyed.
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