Islam may potentially be dropped as Bangladesh’s official religion in the wake of a number of attacks against the country’s communities of other faith.
The nation’s Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments in favour of removing Islam as the official religion of Bangladesh, reports the Independent.
Christians, Hindus and Shiite Muslims have seen a rise in attacks in the country where 90 per cent of the population is Muslim.
In the past month a Hindu priest was hacked to death at a temple, whilst several prominent religious minority bloggers have been murdered over the past year.