Safa Kabir, a Bangladeshi actress and model has been forced to apologise for atheist comments after a backlashA Bangladeshi actress has been forced to apologise after remarks construed as admitting atheism in a country where people have been murdered for renouncing religion. Safa Kabir, an actress and model who has appeared in top Bangladeshi television dramas, told a private radio station this week she did not believe in the afterlife. Actually, I never believe in what I can't see,' she said, in comments that some took as a rejection of Muslim beliefs in heaven and hell. The remarks caused a storm on social media, with footage of the interview going viral, and Kabir faced a torrent of criticism in the conservative Muslim country. Atheism is largely taboo in Bangladesh, where nearly a dozen atheist activists have been brutally attacked and killed by suspected Islamist extremists in recent years.

Source: Daily Mail April 17, 2019 11:33 UTC