Bangladesh clamps down on provocative Islamic sermons
Church welcomes move to stem inflammatory and indecent speeches by militant preachers
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Crowds attend an Islamic gathering near Dhaka in this 2015 photo. A senior police official said on Jan. 19 that popular Islamic gatherings will be censored to curb provocative sermons. (Photo: UCA News)
Minority leaders including a Catholic Church official have welcomed a decision by Bangladeshi police to censor popular Islamic gatherings in order to stop radical clerics from delivering inflammatory and indecent speeches.
A senior police official said on Jan. 19 that they will keep an eye on
waz mahfils (Islamic gatherings) to identify clerics and take action over radical, provocative and hate speech in sermons.
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