State Religion

At UN, India says it's secular state with no state religion

India on Friday said it is a secular state with no state religion and safeguarding the rights of minorities forms an essential core of its polity, as it came under criticism from Pakistan over treatment of minorities.

May 05, 2017, 09:21 AM IST

'Bangladesh will drop Islam as state religion when the time comes'

Muslim-majority Bangladesh will drop Islam as the country's state religion "when the time comes", a media report today quoted a senior ruling Awami Leage leader as saying.

Nov 14, 2016, 00:35 AM IST

Bangladesh HC rejects petition challenging Islam as state religion

Bangladesh High Court on Monday rejected a petition by secular activists that challenges the constitutional provision recognising Islam as the state religion of the Muslim-majority nation.The bench of Justice

Mar 28, 2016, 15:47 PM IST