How secular is Bangladesh (not in paper but in practicalities)?
Secular from outside. Islamic from inside. Non muslims are being chased down and killed/raped/converted. the constitution recognises islam as the state religion of Bangladesh.Although Bangladesh initially opted for a secular nationalist ideology as embodied in its Constitution, the principle of secularism was subsequently replaced by a commitment to the Islamic way of life through a series of constitutional amendments and government proclamations between 1977 and 1988.There have been several instances of violence against the religious minorities in Bangladesh. Hindus, Buddhists and Christians have come under widespread attacks by Islamist extremists during communal riots, elections and post-poll violence. However, most of these violences are perpetrated primarily against Hindus, the largest minority of the country, who are particularly vulnerable in a period of rising violence and extremism, whether motivated by religious, political or criminal factors, or some combination. Bangladesh has been rocked by several anti-Hindu riots in 1992, 2001, 2013 and 2014. These violences included attacking and killing Hindus, looting and burning of Hindu-owned properties and businesses, abduction and rape of women, desecrating and destroying Hindu temples by the extremist Muslim mobs. There are also alleged discrimination against Hindus by the administration in the form of Vested Property Act by which over 40% of Hindu-owned lands and houses have been confiscated, intimidation during elections and revoking their names from electoral rolls. Since the rising of Islamist political parties during 1990s, large number of Hindu families have migrated from Bangladesh to India due to a sense of insecurity and economic necessity. These factors combined with lower birth rates of minorities have resulted in a dwindling Hindu population in the country. The Bihari ethnic minority in Bangladesh has been subject to persecution during and after 1971 Liberation War. Due to their pro-Pakistan stance, many Biharis were forcefully repatriated to Pakistan and those who stayed back were not granted citizenship and voting rights by Bangladesh government.
Is Sri Lanka more developed than Bangladesh?
I was wondering, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are both countries in the subcontinent sharing similar culture and heritage. So out of them which of the country would be more developed? In terms of infrastructure, economy, socio-economic status, education, military, their role within the international community, etc.
Is democracy suppressed in Bangladesh?
Yes, Bangladesh Awami League (BAL) Is planning has passed new law and it states -14 years of imprisonment for online propaganda, It means anything you post that government don’t like will put you behind barsThere’s no clear definition of propaganda and it’s open to interpretation for governmentBAL has highhandedly out-thought and subdue opposition parties. Currently there’s no strong opposition parties, because BAL has constricted them to non-existence.Any kind of poll is rigged and favor for BAL, other political parties can do very little.BAL has put own party people in key position in different organization, cementing their long term power play.
Who wins third consecutive General Election in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh Awami League (2008, 2013, 2018). Though there raised several question regarding the mechanism, transparency and acceptability of 2013, and 2018 election, the official documents reveal that the elections were held following the Democratic procedure and constitution.
When will Bangladesh become eligible for Diversity Visa lottery again?
8.562.251 Diversity Visa (DV) entries were made in DV lottery 2012 (open Oct 2010) from Bangladesh and 2373 visa were issued. However this rate has nothing to do with whether a country is able to participate on the DV lottery for the next year or not. Participation criteria on the DV lottery are based on the number of immigrants to the U.S. within the last five years. Countries with more than 50,000 immigrants in the last five years are excluded from the DV lottery. Hence Bangladesh was excluded from the DV lottery 2013 (open Oct 2011) and the country is excluded from the DV lottery 2014 (open 2012) Immigrants from Bangladesh: 2011 - 14,874 2010 - 13,111 2009 - 15,377 2008 - 9,213 2007 - 9,517 ___________ total - 62,092 ▬ hence no participation in DV lottery 2014 (open Oct. 2012) Immigrants from Bangladesh: 2012 - ??,??? 2011 - 14,874 2010 - 13,111 2009 - 15,377 2008 - 9,213 ___________ total - 52,575 ▬ hence no participation in DV lottery 2015 (open Oct. 2013) Immigrants from Bangladesh: 2013 - ??,??? 2012 - ??,??? 2011 - 14,874 2010 - 13,111 2009 - 15,377 ___________ total - 43,362 ▬ hence participation in DV lottery 2016 (open Oct. 2014) only if less than 6,638 immigrant visa were issued in 2012-2013 Source(s): http://www.travel.state.gov/pdf/MultiYea... .. http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/statist... ..
What are current political and common relations between Pakistan & Bangladesh?
Well to start with, it is wrong to say Pakistan and bangladesh were part of india. This is common misconception and to some extent propagated by the indians. There was nothing such as India before partition. It was the indian subcontinent. It was not ruled by Indians but by british and before that muslims for 1000 years or so. India was part of pakistan in this sense as well. Therefore, its important to know that indian republic only exists after 1947. There was no indian republic before that, only a land called indian subcontient. now the answer. Pakistanis and Benglais have largely moved on from the episode of 1971 and accepted that they are two separate countries. This is very different from india and pakistan relationship which to this day is marked by excessive obsession. Since pakistan and bengalis have no political disputes so there is not much to cause friction. i do not think pakistanis or bengalis hate each other. there are some bad memories but hopefully over time will be forgotten.