Chinmoy Das row: The decision came a day after Attorney-General Mohammad Asaduzzaman urged the court not to take any decisions on the ISKCON issue as the government has started taking the required action.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha urged an urgent Rajya Sabha debate on the atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh and the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.
India has expressed deep concern over the increasing incidents of violence and desecration targeting Hindu temples in Bangladesh. It had called on Dhaka to ensure the safety and security of minorities and their places of worship.
Bangladesh police arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a leader of the Hindu group Sammilita Sanatani Jote, from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka while travelling to Chattogram, drawing a sharp reaction from MEA and the Hindu community from both nations.
ISKCON Bangladesh President Satya Ranjan Baroi also said their organisation was dedicated to communal harmony, religious tolerance, and the welfare of humanity and “the allegations are an attempt to tarnish our religious and social reputation
Bangladesh court placed some newspaper reports about the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) before the HC bench on Wednesday and had prayed for a suo motu (voluntary) order to the government to ban the organisation and impose Section 144 in Chattogram.
The Bangladeh court denied bail to Krishna Das Prabhu and ordered him detained pending further proceedings. One lawyer was killed and scores were injured after clashes broke out following Tuesday's court order.
The protest against the arrest of ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh has gained momentum across the country and abroad, wherein several global leaders, and eminent personalities raised grave conditions of Hindus after PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster.
Earlier on Tuesday, Adhikari along with other BJP members protested outside the Legislative Assembly against the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das by Dhaka Police on charges of sedition. Suvendu Adhikari has called upon the govt to stop issuing visas to Bangladeshis.
A prominent Bangladeshi Hindu leader who has been leading rallies demanding security for Hindus in the overwhelmingly Muslim nation was ordered detained on charges of sedition Tuesday.
As police attempted to transport the Hindu leader to jail, hundreds of his supporters surrounded the van carrying him, forcing it to stop for over an hour before security officials fired teargas to disperse the crowd.
On November 24, Police in Bangladesh arrested ISKCON-associated spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das. He was presented in the court on Tuesday from where he was sent to jail.
Bangladesh police created a controversy after arresting Chinmoy Krishna Das, the leader of the Hindu group, Sammilita Sanatani Jote, from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka on sedition charges on Monday.
Pakistan authorities fired tear gas on Tuesday (November 26) in Pakistan's capital Islamabad to scatter protesters demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, in demonstrations they said killed four paramilitary troops.
Krishna Das Prabhu aka Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was arrested after he reportedly conducted rallies to condemn atrocities against fellow devotees in Bangladesh.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was detained at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said the police officials, without giving details of the charges for which he was arrested.
Bangladesh Police’s Special Intelligence Detective Branch (DB) arrested the ISKCON leader on Monday (November 25) afternoon.
The Bay Area is home to over 2,00,000 Indian Americans. At the rally, participants voiced their frustration over the mishandling of the attack on Hindu devotees at the Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton, where Khalistani extremists targeted the worshippers.
All the detainees are Bangladeshi nationals who reportedly crossed into India through Sonamura border in Sepahijala district of Tripura. It appears that the Indian tout was paid Rs 5,000 each for the illegal crossing. The preferred location for professional work was Delhi.
Bangladesh interim govt head Muhammad Yunus addressed the nation on the completion of 100 days of his administration. He said that the govt is also investigating incidents of violence against minorities.
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