f. The organizational of Sunni Islam lacks real leadership structure. The leaders are simply ones who have spent more time educating themselves in the Islamic religion. They are called Mullahs or Priests. The role of this leader is to simply lead worship services and give religious guidance. Religious leaders are trained at Madrasas, a religious school that is adjacent to the Mosque. Most graduates go on to become leaders in the local mosque as well as primary school teachers. There are several vocational institutes and universities with the largest of them being the University of Dhaka.
g. Bangladesh Provisional Constitution made Bangladesh a secular state and provides free exercise of any religion. In recent years, militant Islam has arrived …show more content…
The Bangladeshi judicial system resembles an Anglo-Indian style and function, and does not adhere to Shari’a law. An Islamist group violently attacked the courts and judicial personnel in 2005 because the government wouldn’t honor their demands for Shari’a law. The government fought back against the Jamaat ul Mujahideen in Bangladesh (JMB), arresting and sentencing those found guilty.
i. In 2006, the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) filed litigation against the Bangladeshi government demanding protection for religious minorities. The HRCBM stated that they want the constitution upheld as it was written. Articles 27, 31, 40, 41, 42, and 43 of the constitution guarantee fundamental rights for religious minorities. These rights include equal protection of the law, freedom of religion and profession, and the protected right to acquire property. HRCBM has claimed that these rights are being violated.
j. A political issue based on religion that might impact the mission could be that the local populace thinks America is there to help Christianity progress since America still has a stigma of being a Christian country. But, constitutionally America would get along with Bangladesh politics since they too do not tolerate radicalism and have freedom of …show more content…
Economic:
a. Religions are mostly funded by charity and donations. Islam is the state religion and therefore receives funding from the government. Bangladesh people are just trying to survive. Surviving drives the people’s vocation, not religious conviction. Thus, religious leaders do not have much influence on the economy. There doesn’t seem to be any evidence that religious leaders blame other religions for poverty. The people know that it is corrupt government officials.
b. Bangladesh economy is very unstable. Most of the country’s GDP come from agriculture. So, even though their annual GDP is $118 billion, due to unpredictable weather, the agriculture market ebbs and flows drastically. Also, there is much corruption. The governing officials are divided and therefore do not seek the greater good. It would seem to be easy for the enemy to buy off the populace and therefore hinder military operations that require relationships with the host nation
g. Bangladesh Provisional Constitution made Bangladesh a secular state and provides free exercise of any religion. In recent years, militant Islam has arrived …show more content…
The Bangladeshi judicial system resembles an Anglo-Indian style and function, and does not adhere to Shari’a law. An Islamist group violently attacked the courts and judicial personnel in 2005 because the government wouldn’t honor their demands for Shari’a law. The government fought back against the Jamaat ul Mujahideen in Bangladesh (JMB), arresting and sentencing those found guilty.
i. In 2006, the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) filed litigation against the Bangladeshi government demanding protection for religious minorities. The HRCBM stated that they want the constitution upheld as it was written. Articles 27, 31, 40, 41, 42, and 43 of the constitution guarantee fundamental rights for religious minorities. These rights include equal protection of the law, freedom of religion and profession, and the protected right to acquire property. HRCBM has claimed that these rights are being violated.
j. A political issue based on religion that might impact the mission could be that the local populace thinks America is there to help Christianity progress since America still has a stigma of being a Christian country. But, constitutionally America would get along with Bangladesh politics since they too do not tolerate radicalism and have freedom of …show more content…
Economic:
a. Religions are mostly funded by charity and donations. Islam is the state religion and therefore receives funding from the government. Bangladesh people are just trying to survive. Surviving drives the people’s vocation, not religious conviction. Thus, religious leaders do not have much influence on the economy. There doesn’t seem to be any evidence that religious leaders blame other religions for poverty. The people know that it is corrupt government officials.
b. Bangladesh economy is very unstable. Most of the country’s GDP come from agriculture. So, even though their annual GDP is $118 billion, due to unpredictable weather, the agriculture market ebbs and flows drastically. Also, there is much corruption. The governing officials are divided and therefore do not seek the greater good. It would seem to be easy for the enemy to buy off the populace and therefore hinder military operations that require relationships with the host nation