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Bangladesh PM Asks Minister To Take Action After Hindus Targeted: Report
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday instructed her home minister to initiate immediate action against those who incited violence using religion as she asked the people not to trust anything on social media without fact-checking.
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Proof Of Religion Needed For Applications Under Citizenship Law: Sources
Migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who wish to get the benefit of Citizenship Amendment Act, have to provide proof of their religious beliefs while applying for Indian citizenship, sources told NDTV.
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Citizenship Law Meant For Religiously Persecuted Refugees: Venkaiah Naidu
The amended citizenship law is meant to give citizenship to religiously persecuted refugees and not to take away the citizenship of Indians of any religion, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu told trainee diplomats from Bangladesh today.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears 1st Step At Midnight After Fiery Debate: 10 Facts
The Citizenship Amendment Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha around midnight on Monday after nearly 7 hours of heated discussions, with 311 voting in support and 80 against. It will be presented in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow. Union Home Minister Amit Shah rejected the opposition criticism that it violates the constitution's core principles of equality...
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill In Parliament After Heated Debate: 10 Points
The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today after around 90 minutes of heated debate followed by voting. Rejection the opposition's contention that the bill violates the core principle of equality in the Constitution, Home Minister Amit Shah, who led the discussion from the government's side, said, "The Citi...
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"Even In Gandhi's Time, India Sided With Hindus," Says Assam BJP Leader
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the issue of granting citizenship to Hindu refugees from Bangladesh and Pakistan can be resolved only through religion, not secularism. The statement came hours after Lok Sabha passed the bill, which many believe is against the "fundamental aspects of the Indian constitution".
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
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Bangladesh Will Drop Islam As State Religion 'When Time Comes,' Says Ex Minister: Report
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.
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Dhaka Attackers Inspired By Controversial Indian Cleric Zakir Naik, Says Report
After it was reported that two of the seven terrorists who hacked to death 20 people at a Dhaka cafe on Friday were inspired by controversial Indian cleric Zakir Naik, the government today said "we don't ban individuals, we ban organisations."
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Bangladesh Terrorists Separated Foreigners From Locals, 1 Captured Alive
Bangladesh's prime minister implored Islamist extremists to stop killing in the name of religion Saturday after 20 hostages were slaughtered at the start of the Eid holiday in a restaurant packed with foreigners.
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You're Maligning The Name of Islam, Says Sheikh Hasina On Dhaka Attack
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Islamic terrorists were maligning the name of Islam as the country's capital Dhaka reeled after a terror attack that left over 20 dead.
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2 Hindu Teachers Jailed In Bangladesh For Defaming Islam
Two Hindu teachers in Bangladesh have been jailed for six months for making blasphemous comments about Islam under a law that makes insulting any religion a crime in the Muslim-majority country.
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In 2 Minutes, Bangladesh Rejects 28-Year-Old Challenge To Islam's Role
It took Bangladesh's High Court less than two minutes Monday to dismiss a petition aiming to remove the designation of Islam as the country's state religion, a challenge that had wended its way through the court system for 28 years.
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Bangladesh Court Rejects Scrapping Islam As State Religion
Bangladesh's high court today rejected a petition by secular activists to scrap Islam's status as the state religion in the wake of nationwide protests by hardline Islamist groups.
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Threats As Bangladesh Mulls Scrapping Islam As State Religion
Hardliners in Bangladesh today threatened largescale protests if a court moves to scrap Islam as the official state religion.
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Bangladesh PM Asks Minister To Take Action After Hindus Targeted: Report
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday instructed her home minister to initiate immediate action against those who incited violence using religion as she asked the people not to trust anything on social media without fact-checking.
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Proof Of Religion Needed For Applications Under Citizenship Law: Sources
Migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who wish to get the benefit of Citizenship Amendment Act, have to provide proof of their religious beliefs while applying for Indian citizenship, sources told NDTV.
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Citizenship Law Meant For Religiously Persecuted Refugees: Venkaiah Naidu
The amended citizenship law is meant to give citizenship to religiously persecuted refugees and not to take away the citizenship of Indians of any religion, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu told trainee diplomats from Bangladesh today.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill Clears 1st Step At Midnight After Fiery Debate: 10 Facts
The Citizenship Amendment Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha around midnight on Monday after nearly 7 hours of heated discussions, with 311 voting in support and 80 against. It will be presented in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow. Union Home Minister Amit Shah rejected the opposition criticism that it violates the constitution's core principles of equality...
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill In Parliament After Heated Debate: 10 Points
The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today after around 90 minutes of heated debate followed by voting. Rejection the opposition's contention that the bill violates the core principle of equality in the Constitution, Home Minister Amit Shah, who led the discussion from the government's side, said, "The Citi...
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"Even In Gandhi's Time, India Sided With Hindus," Says Assam BJP Leader
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the issue of granting citizenship to Hindu refugees from Bangladesh and Pakistan can be resolved only through religion, not secularism. The statement came hours after Lok Sabha passed the bill, which many believe is against the "fundamental aspects of the Indian constitution".
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
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Bangladesh Will Drop Islam As State Religion 'When Time Comes,' Says Ex Minister: Report
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.
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Dhaka Attackers Inspired By Controversial Indian Cleric Zakir Naik, Says Report
After it was reported that two of the seven terrorists who hacked to death 20 people at a Dhaka cafe on Friday were inspired by controversial Indian cleric Zakir Naik, the government today said "we don't ban individuals, we ban organisations."
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Bangladesh Terrorists Separated Foreigners From Locals, 1 Captured Alive
Bangladesh's prime minister implored Islamist extremists to stop killing in the name of religion Saturday after 20 hostages were slaughtered at the start of the Eid holiday in a restaurant packed with foreigners.
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You're Maligning The Name of Islam, Says Sheikh Hasina On Dhaka Attack
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Islamic terrorists were maligning the name of Islam as the country's capital Dhaka reeled after a terror attack that left over 20 dead.
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2 Hindu Teachers Jailed In Bangladesh For Defaming Islam
Two Hindu teachers in Bangladesh have been jailed for six months for making blasphemous comments about Islam under a law that makes insulting any religion a crime in the Muslim-majority country.
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In 2 Minutes, Bangladesh Rejects 28-Year-Old Challenge To Islam's Role
It took Bangladesh's High Court less than two minutes Monday to dismiss a petition aiming to remove the designation of Islam as the country's state religion, a challenge that had wended its way through the court system for 28 years.
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Bangladesh Court Rejects Scrapping Islam As State Religion
Bangladesh's high court today rejected a petition by secular activists to scrap Islam's status as the state religion in the wake of nationwide protests by hardline Islamist groups.
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Threats As Bangladesh Mulls Scrapping Islam As State Religion
Hardliners in Bangladesh today threatened largescale protests if a court moves to scrap Islam as the official state religion.
