Religious co-existence in Bangladesh: an empirical study of Hindu perception of Hindu - Muslim relationship in Satkhira
This article presents a case study of the perceptions of Hindus regarding Muslim-Hindu relationship in Bangladesh with special reference to Satkhira district. One view is that as a Muslim majority, Bangladesh maintains peaceful religious coexistence. Another view is quite contrary to it. Despite...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/42718/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42718/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42718/1/Religious_Co-Existence_in_Bangladesh_-ICCI_2014.pdf |
| Summary: | This article presents a case study of the perceptions of Hindus regarding
Muslim-Hindu relationship in Bangladesh with special reference to
Satkhira district. One view is that as a Muslim majority, Bangladesh
maintains peaceful religious coexistence. Another view is quite contrary
to it. Despite diversified arguments in the print and electronic Medias, the
true state of affair seems to be different with regard to peaceful religious
co-existence. This research based on a survey among the Hindus of
Satkhira district shows that 89.9% Hindus have congenial relationship
with Muslims. 89.4% Hindus attend socio-cultural programmes, i.e.
wedding ceremonies, Id festivals and others. 94.3% Hindus take care of
the needy regardless of their religious affiliations. 85.1% Hindus
cooperate with Muslims in their social life. Obviously, 83.5% Hindus
either have business dealings with Muslim partners or prefer to have joint
venture with them. 71.2% Hindus assert that Muslims facilitate to enjoy
their educational, social, economic, and political rights. 79.4% Hindus
have good understanding of each other and strive for peaceful co- existence. 81% Hindus contend that they do not observe religious
persecutions and 85.1% record that they live peacefully with their Muslim
neighbors. However, 76.5% respondents are of the view that religious
conflicts take place due to political differences. |
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