Secularism in Bangladesh

An Unfinished Revolution

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11447486
AutoresMd Maidul Islam (University of Chittagong, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume38
Fascículo1
Páginas20-39
Data de publicação2018-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSouth Asia Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0262-7280 • E-ISSN: 1741-3141
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0262728017745383
OpenAlexW2791504060
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas23

Ever since Bangladesh became independent in 1971 and proclaimed secularism among its four-pronged constitutional core objectives, the world’s third largest Muslim country has been struggling with this concept and its practical manifestations. The temptation of misusing religion in heavily politicised contexts and contestations over social, political and economic interests and development remains ever-present. The violently antagonistic relations between secular and non-secular forces, this article offers some fresh insights into the dynamics of relationships between religion, politics and Islamist militancy in contemporary Bangladesh through discourse analysis. While the hegemonic nature of the deeply contested state apparatus has dominated the headlines, the space for secularism as a sustainable common platform for all people of Bangladesh has appeared to be shrinking. However, this article shows that not all is lost, provided new balances can be found

Development economics · Economics · Environmental ethics · Hegemony · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Secular state · Secularism · Sociology · State (computer science · Temptation · Asian Studies and History · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East