A/55/280/Add.2 Interim report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief Addendum 2 Situation in Bangladesh Contents I. II. III. IV. V. VI. 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal aspects of freedom of religion or belief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Constitutional provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Other legal provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Influence of the political sphere on freedom of religion or belief . . . . . . . . . A. Consultations with the authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Consultations with non-governmental organizations and independent experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Consultation with a representative of the Jamat-e-Islami party . . . . . . . Situation regarding religion or belief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Status of Muslims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Situation with regard to religious minorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Religious situation of the ethnic communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status of women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusions and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paragraphs Page 1–11 12–33 13–25 26–33 34–55 34–47 48–54 3 4 4 5 7 7 12 55 56–73 57–61 62–67 68–73 13 14 14 15 17 74–86 87–112 19 21