By Safia Yallaoui Bangladesh’s Prime Minister refuses to introduce a new blasphemy law which would legally allow those who insult Islam to be killed. Sheikh Hasina has been leading a secular government since 2009 and stated that it is not necessary to introduce a new death penalty for those who are deemed to insult the religion. Leading Islamic group in the country, Hefajat-e-Islam, recently staged a protest by forcing the closure of schools and businesses and by blocking inter-city motorways as well as railways. The group have been protesting for stronger blasphemy laws for several years now but the debate reached its highest point when a blogger was killed in February for being anti-Islam in his comments online. Ahmed Rajib [...]