Bdesh begins process to ban religion-based parties: Report

The two other parties are Bangladesh Khelataf Andolan and Tarikat Federation.

Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said earlier this month that the government will ban all religion-based political parties after the Supreme Court upheld a 2005 High Court ruling throwing out the fifth amendment of the constitution that had facilitated religion-based politics to flourish in the country.

ATM Shamsul Huda,the chief election commissioner,said that the panel would direct political parties to amend their respective constitutions if the submitted constitutions were found to have provisions in conflict with the RPO.

Bangladeshs original constitution,drafted by the secular Awami League in the post independent period barred the use of religion in politics.