Bangladesh Islamist leader's plan of implementing Sharia spells trouble for region

IANS | August 21, 2024 9:56 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Fearing Bangladesh could well be the next Pakistan in the making in India's troubled neighbourhood, several scholars and experts on Wednesday severely condemned the recent statements given by Shafiqur Rahman, the radical leader who currently heads Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI), in which he has openly backed implementation of Sharia law in the country.