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Activists of Hindu Jagaran Mancha participate in a rally to protest over arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das by the Bangladesh police, in Kolkata, West Bengal, on November 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A case was lodged on Sunday (December 8, 2024) over a clash between police and followers of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das…
Dhaka: A case was lodged on Sunday over a clash between police and followers of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das on the court premises in Chittagong, according to a media report. The Dhaka Tribune newspaper said the case names the Hindu leader, arrested on a charge of sedition, as the prime accused, along with 164…
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Border Security Force (BSF) deployed along the border also intercepted 873 Indians entering Bangladesh without any documents from January 1 to August 4. File | Photo Credit: PTI There has been no significant increase in the number of undocumented people intercepted whilst entering or leaving India on the border with Bangladesh following major political changes…
Chinmoy Krishna Das. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement “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.) The arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Das…
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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File | Photo Credit: AP Speaking out for the first time since the fall of her government on August 5, Awami League Leader and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (November 28, 2024) called for the release of an ISKCON leader arrested by the authorities in Bangladesh ‘without…
The story so far: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday (November 25, 2024) arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Vaishnavite leader and one-time member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, prompting protests demandng his release in Dhaka’s Shahbag neighbourhood and Chittagong, where he is based. Clashes have since intensified. On November 26,…
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Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari (C) with BJP MLAs during a protest against the arrest of Hindu community leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in Bangladesh, in Kolkata on Tuesday (November 26, 2024). | Photo Credit: PTI Demanding the release of the Hindu monk arrested in Bangladesh, Chinmoy Krishna Das, the West…
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