Special Rapporteur urges Bangladesh to tackle intolerance

In an interview with ucanews.com on 9 September, following a 10-day visit to the country, Heiner Bielefeldt, the U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, said religious extremism is instilling a climate of fear among Bangladesh’s ethnic and religious minorities, including Christians. The politicisation of religion and a rise in intolerance threaten Bangladesh’s long…