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Safa Kabir, a Bangladeshi actress and model has been forced to apologise for atheist comments after a backlash<br>A Bangladeshi actress has been forced to apologise after remarks construed as admitting atheism in a country where people have been murdered for renouncing religion.<br>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.<br>'I don't believe in life after death.<br><br>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.<br>The remarks caused a storm on social media, with footage of the interview going viral, and  [http://bbs.138yh.com/space-uid-954056.html bbs.138yh.com] Kabir faced a torrent of criticism in the conservative Muslim country.<br>On Tuesday, the 24-year-old then posted an apology on Facebook, denying she is an atheist.<br>'If I committed any mistake, I seek forgiveness from the most merciful.<br><br>He is the most merciful and forgiving. He will definitely forgive me,' she wrote.<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/news/article-3201860/British-national-arrested-Bangladesh-suspicion-main-planner-savage-murders-two-atheist-bloggers.html  British national arrested in Bangladesh on suspicion of...] [/news/article-6927625/Hindu-devotees-force-skewers-flesh-satisfy-god-Shiva.html  Pierce and tranquillity! Charak festival begins in...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>'If my words hurt any one's belief, I am sorry for this and I ask for forgiveness,' she added in a post that quickly accumulated over 60,000 comments.<br>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.<br>Many leading atheists have fled the country and are living in exile in the West.<br>         The 24-year-old told a private radio station in an interview this week she did not believe in the afterlife<br>         On Tuesday, she then posted an apology on Facebook, denying she is an atheist and saying that God will forgive her<br>         Prominent atheist blogger Avijit Roy, 42, (left)  was hacked to death by extremists in Dhaka, Bangladesh in February 2015<br><br><br>adverts.addToArray("pos":"inread_player")Advertisement