Chinmoy Krishna Das. File
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“Bangladesh’s financial authorities have ordered freezing for 30 days the bank accounts of 17 people associated with International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON,) including its former member Chinmoy Krishna Das,” according to media reports on Friday (November 29, 2024.)
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Bangladesh Bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sent these directives to various banks and financial institutions on Thursday (November 28, 2024), suspending all types of transactions in these accounts for a month, the Prothom Alo newspaper reported.
“The BFIU asked the banks and financial institutions to send account-related information, including updated transaction statements of all the accounts of all types of businesses owned by these 17 individuals within the next three working days,” it said.
Mr. Das, a spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, was arrested from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday (November 25, 2024) in a sedition case. He was denied bail and sent to jail by a Chattogram court on Tuesday (November 26, 2024). A lawyer was killed in a clash between security personnel and supporters of the Hindu leader. Mr. Das was a former spokesperson of ISKCON in Bangladesh.
Published – November 29, 2024 04:43 pm IST
