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It   further   stated    that
           “Secular  means protection
           of religion and culture being
           practiced since ancient times           Do You Know
           and religious and cultural
           freedom.”     Similarly,    a
           provision of Right to Religious   In Asia there are 21 secular countries including Nepal,
           Freedom as a fundamental        China, India, etc. Bangladesh is both Islamic and secular
           right has been made in Part 3,   as per its constitution.
           Article 26 in the constitution
           of Nepal, 2072. It stated that:

           1.    Every person shall have the right to maintain, practice and preserve his or her
                 own religion.
           2.    Every religious group or sect shall have the right to maintain its independent
                 existence and conduct and preserve its religious sites and trusts.
           3.    No individual shall act or behave in a manner which may infringe upon the
                 religion of other forceful conversation to religion is punishable by law.






















                                           House of Representatives

           Benefits of Secularism

           Nepal was a Hindu kingdom till the beginning of BS 2063. The system of governance
           was dominated mainly by the Hindu ideology. The other religions were in minority.
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