ICC Note:

A new report by the Minority Rights Group International has found that Christians living in Bangladesh face “almost daily” persecution. Making up only a tiny percentage of the Muslim majority population, Christians in Bangladesh often face discrimination. Recently, Christians and other religious minority communities have become the targets of Islamic radicals operating in the country. Will Bangladesh take action to reverse the negative trend or will Christians continue to suffer? 

11/27/2016 Bangladesh (Christian Today) – Christians and other religious minority groups in Bangladesh have been experiencing persecution “almost daily” from different fronts—from terrorists to their own Muslim neighbors — for the past three years, a new report revealed.

The non-governmental organization Minority Rights Group International based in the United Kingdom released a report this week entitled “Under Threat: The challenges facing religious minorities in Bangladesh.”

The document collated daily attacks suffered by Christians and other minority groups—including Buddhists, Hindus and Shi’a Muslims—from January to September this year, and noted a rising trend, Sight Magazine reported.

“Violence against Christians has continued, enabled in part by their marginalized position within Bangladeshi society,” the report stated.

Christians make up only 0.3 percent of the population in the South Asian country, which is dominated by Sunni Muslims. Overall, religious minorities represent just 9.6 percent of the population.

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