religion in Bangladesh
Let an agent explain religion in Bangladesh, relay the demography, history and legal status of its religions from reference sources with contested matters attributed, describe the communities its aliases name, and distinguish the topic from the Bengali people and from religion as a general concept.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What the topic is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What does religion in Bangladesh cover, and how does it differ from the Bengali people and religion in general? definition
- Is the question about a sensitive communal matter, where positions should be attributed and no side taken? boundary
Communities
Named communities.
Communities
Communities.
- What are the Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian communities in Bangladesh? definition
- Which entry fits the specific community? action
Demography Demography.
Figures
Population figures.
Figures
Figures.
- What is the religious composition of Bangladesh, checked against current sources? provenance
- Are the figures current? boundary
Distribution
Distribution.
Distribution
Distribution.
- How are religious communities distributed in Bangladesh? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.
Past
Historical background.
Past
Past.
- How did the religious landscape of Bangladesh develop, as historians describe? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Law
Legal status.
Law
Law.
- What is the legal status of religions in Bangladesh? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Context.
Relations
Community relations.
Relations
Relations.
- How are relations between communities described, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Practice
Practice.
Practice
Practice.
- How is religion practised in daily life in Bangladesh? provenance
- Is the information respectful? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Christianity in Bangladesh, Bahá'í Faith in Bangladesh, Islam in Bangladesh, Jehovah's Witnesses in Bangladesh, Protestantism in Bangladesh
What it is Filled
The subject of religious belief and practice in Bangladesh, a South Asian country where Islam is the religion of the large majority and is the state religion, with significant Hindu, Buddhist and Christian minorities and smaller communities the registry aliases name; the entry treats the demography, history and legal status of religions in Bangladesh. Religion intersects with law, identity and politics in Bangladesh, so the topic is presented factually with positions and sources attributed and no side taken.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain religion in Bangladesh, relay the demography, history and legal status of its religions from reference sources with contested matters attributed, describe the communities its aliases name, and distinguish the topic from the Bengali people and from religion as a general concept.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Country-specific topic
- Muslim majority
- Notable minorities
- Religion and law intersect
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Frame communal matters in a partisan way that blames a religious group.
- Spread unverified reports of communal violence that could incite more.
- Infer a person's religion from their name and treat them differently.
- Present minority populations as threats or outsiders.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing reports on attacks against religious minorities.
May
- Describe religion in Bangladesh from census data and reliable sources, stating the date.
- Distinguish the subject from Bengali ethnicity and from religion in West Bengal.
Moral aspects Filled
- Religious minorities in Bangladesh have faced violence; rumours can trigger attacks.
- Faith is central to identity and dignity.
Who is affected
- Religious minorities
- Muslim majority communities
- Journalists and researchers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a subject held in common; the national statistics office publishes census data.
Master systems
- National census records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q13198592 - registry parent class
related
- religion - related topic
- Bengalis
- Bangladesh
- religion by country
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-bangladesh
- Wikidata: Q3349873 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3349873)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- majority: Islam note - state religion
- minorities: Hindu, Buddhist, Christian list
- registry parent: religion on the Earth note
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Religion in the country of Bangladesh
- Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and smaller communities in Bangladesh
- The Bengali people are an ethnolinguistic group; religion in general is a broader concept
- Not a visible object; a topic seen through communities, places of worship and law.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- relay demography and history
- describe named communities
- explain legal status factually
- present contested matters neutrally
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Partisan framing of communal matters
- Conflating the topic with the Bengali people
- Stale demographic figures
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Constitution and law of Bangladesh
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a topic of religious demography and practice.
- Islam in Bangladesh
- Hinduism in Bangladesh
- Buddhism in Bangladesh
- Christianity in Bangladesh
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3349873: religion in Bangladesh - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Religion in Bangladesh - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each religion be a separate entry?
- How should communal tensions be attributed?
- How should demographic figures be verified?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3349873/spec.json