{"id":31783,"date":"2017-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/magazines\/bangladesh-on-the-frontlines-3501\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T21:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T20:21:15","slug":"bangladesh-on-the-frontlines-3501","status":"publish","type":"magazines","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/magazines\/bangladesh-on-the-frontlines-3501\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh: On the frontlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/d9e584eb6734da6fb45570bfc0884f5f.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Pushpita\u2019s dedication is truly inspiring. She tirelessly campaigns for the rights of religious minorities in Bangladesh \u2013 a country CSW has recently started working on.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am the President of the Secular Bangladesh Movement UK, and the Campaign for the Protection of Religious Minorities in Bangladesh (CPRMB). I am based in London but I go to Bangladesh regularly, investigating the realities for Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and others who are targeted because of their faith. Many people in my family have left Bangladesh because of what they\u2019ve experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s very tense in Bangladesh at the moment, with the rise of extremism causing an increase in violence towards religious minorities. Christians and Hindus are seeing their land seized, women and girls raped and their places of worship destroyed. No one should have to go through this \u2013 so I fight for everyone\u2019s rights, no matter their beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After my fact-finding visits, I take my research to the people in power. The CPRMB regularly holds seminars in the House of Commons and the House of Lords, raising awareness of the religious freedom issues in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Things often seem very difficult. But I\u2019m optimistic! Through dedicated campaigning, working alongside organisations such as CSW, I know we can see change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Pushpita\u2019s research has been invaluable to us \u2013 she provides regular updates on the situation and specific cases. Her Hindu faith motivates her to seek justice for all, just as we do \u2013 and as a Christian organisation, we believe in the importance of working together with people of other faiths, for freedom and justice, as we pray for God\u2019s Kingdom to be established on earth.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/our_work_country_bangladesh.htm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about Bangladesh<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pushpita tirelessly campaigns for the rights of religious minorities in Bangladesh a country CSW has recently started working on. Her research has been vital for our work.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7214,"template":"","regions":[123,121],"class_list":["post-31783","magazines","type-magazines","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","regions-bangladesh","regions-south-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazines\/31783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazines"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/magazines"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazines\/31783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41556,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazines\/31783\/revisions\/41556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=31783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}