Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said yesterday that Bangladesh is a secular country with a Muslim majority. She made this observation in reply to a question whether Bangladesh is a moderate Muslim country as termed by many foreign diplomats.
| In 1951 the Hindu population of Bangladesh was 22%. Today it is less than 9% |
The landslide victory of the secular forces in the last general election also proves that people of this country do not subscribe to fundamentalism, she opined.
| How she managed to keep her lips on after those statements I'll never know ... |
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