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Bangladeshi Academic Examines Bangladesh's Struggle for Secularism, Criticizes the Government's Decision to Retain Islam as State Religion

In a recent article, noted Bangladeshi academic Dr. Anish Mondal examined the history of the popular movement in Bangladesh in favor of establishing a secular democratic state. In 1971, Bangladesh, formerly known as East Pakistan, became independent from Pakistan following a linguistic movement led by the majority Bengali-speaking people, who were militarily supported by India.

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