Activists and supporters shout slogans as they march towards the Indian embassy in Dhaka on June 16, 2022, to protest against the remarks on the Prophet Mohammed by an India’s ruling party official. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)

On Thursday, around 10,000 people demonstrated in the Bangladeshi capital in the second protest in a week over remarks about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by an Indian official. The blasphemous remarks have sparked anger across the Islamic world. The governments of nearly 20 countries summoned Indian envoys for an explanation of Nupur Sharma’s remarks about the Prophet.

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