Dhaka, April 7 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday requested the Indian government to reconsider the Waqf law which will infringe on the rights of India's Muslim-minority community.

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed made the appeal on behalf of his party in a press conference held at the Gulshan office of the BNP Chairperson here, reports BSS.

"India is one of the greatest democratic countries. We hope that Indian government as the guardian of the state will reconsider the law to protect the rights of all the religious faiths.

We believe that such initiative will play a historic role to maintain regional religious harmony," he said.

An act named the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed in the Indian parliament...