DHAKA, BANGLADESH, June 10, 2002: Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikkya Parishad observed Black Day all over the country yesterday. On this day in 1988, Islam as the state religion was incorporated in the Constitution of the Republic through its eighth amendment, said a press release of the organization. On the occasion, at the central Shaheed Minar the parishad organized a rally which the demanded restoration of the 72 constitution that enshrines secularism. Speakers at the rally said that secularism was one of the objectives of the Liberation War. They also condemned what they called continued communal riots in the country. Presided over by Neem Chandra Bhowmik, the rally was addressed among others by Siril Sikder, Bashu Dev Dhar and Parimal Dey.
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