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30/01/2023
Laws of Bangladesh
The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
( ACT NO. OF 1972 )
Part II
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY
Secularism and freedom of religion
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[12. The principle of secularism shall be realised by the elimination of -
(a) communalism in all its forms ;
(b) the granting by the State of political status in favour of any religion ;
(c) the abuse of religion for political purposes ;
(d) any discrimination against, or persecution of, persons practicing a particular religion.]
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Substituted for the former article 12 by the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act XIV of 2011), section 11.
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