Welcome everyone

1. IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE
MOST MERCIFUL.
WELCOME TO MY
PRESENTATION
TOPIC : FREEDOM OF RELIGION.
• Md. Lokman hussain
• Lecturer, Department of Law & Human
Rights
• University of Asia Pacific
Prepared
• Kawser Ahmed
• Reg. No : 17111032
Prepared

2. WHAT IS THE MAIN RELIGION IN BANGLADESH?
The major religion in Bangladesh is Islam
(90%), but a significant percentage of the
population adheres to Hinduism (9%). Other
religious groups include Buddhists 0.6%,
(mostly Theravada), Christians (0.3%, mostly
Roman Catholics), and Animists (0.1%).

3. WHAT IS FREEDOM OF RELIGION ?
 The right to practice whatever religion one chooses.
 The right of people to hold any religious beliefs, or
none , and to carry out any practices in accordance
with those beliefs or with that absence of belief, so
long as these practices do not interfere with other
people s legal or civil rights, or any reasonable laws,
without fear of harm or prosecution .

4. IN THE CONSTITUTION OF BANGLADESH
ARTICLE – 12 [
SECULARISM & FREEDOM
OF RELIGION ]
ARTICLE – 41
[ FREEDOM OF RELIGION ]
41. (1) Subject to law, public order and morality –
(a) every citizen has the right to profess, practice or
propagate any religion;
(b) every religious community or denomination has
the right to establish, maintain and manage its
religious institutions.
(2) No person attending any educational institution
shall be required to receive religious instruction, or
to take part in or to attend any religious ceremony
or worship, if that instruction, ceremony or worship
relates to a religion other than his own.
• 12. The principle of secularism shall be realized
by the elimination of -
• (a) communalism in all its forms ;
• (b) the granting by the State of political status in
favor of any religion ;
• (c) the abuse of religion for political purposes ;
• (d) any discrimination against, or persecution of,
persons practicing a particular religion.]

5. FREEDOM OF RELIGION
• Freedom of religion is one of the
cornerstones of Bangladesh's
constitution . Article 12 calls for
secularity, the elimination of
interfaith tensions and prohibits
the abuse of religion for political
purposes and any discrimination
against, or persecution of, persons
practicing a particular religion .
Article 41 subjects religious
freedom to public order, law and
morality; it gives every citizen the
right to profess, practice or
propagate any religion; every
religious community or

6. CONTD.
• denomination the right to
establish, maintain and manage its
religious institutions; and states
that no person attending any
educational institution shall be
required to receive religious
instruction, or to take part in or to
attend any religious ceremony or
worship, if that instruction,
ceremony or worship relates to a
religion other than his own.
Governments have generally
supported and respected religious
freedom.

7. FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS AMENDMENT
• 8th amendment : Article 12 shall be omitted.
• 15th amendment :
• Restored secularism and freedom of religion.
• Incorporated nationalism, socialism, democracy and
secularism as the fundamental principles of the state
policy.

8. RELATED CASES
• Md. Faziullah vs Bangladesh, 1981 BLD, 1
Judgement
As every individual have the right to profess or
practice any religion, no person, organization or
entity shall curtail this right and if violated the
person aggrieved can establish his right by the
prescribed manner in law.

9. GAZI JASHIMUDDIN VS BANGLADESH, 1998, 50 DLR, 31
• Judgement
To put restrictions on any individual perform his
religion or force someone to maintain and follow the
religion which is other than his own, is the direct
violation of fundamental right of a person.

10. THANK YOU