Iskcon monk Chinmoy Krishna Das when he was produced in a Chittagong court recently. His lawyer Ghosh was attacked by 30 lawyers when he sought to fix an early bail hearing KOLKATA: Rabindra Ghosh, Bangladeshi advocate fighting an uphill battle for jailed Iskcon monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, reached India on Sunday evening for medical treatment,…
Arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das DHAKA: The bail plea of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das should be considered, leaders of minority religious groups in Bangladesh have told interim govt chief adviser Muhammad Yunus. The bail hearing of the monk, who is facing sedition charges, has been rescheduled to Jan 2.“Obtaining bail is the right…
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday announced that the next bail hearing in the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das will be on January 2, 2025 after no lawyer represented him, according to reports.Earlier, the Iskcon on Monday said that Das’ lawyer Ramen Roy has been hospitalized after he brutally attacked was attacked.Meanwhile, International Society…
NEW DELHI: Two Iskcon priests who were associates of Chinmoy Krishna Das were arrested in Bangladesh on Saturday, Iskcon Kolkata vice president Radharamn Das said amid escalating tensions within the country’s Hindu community. Speaking to PTI, Radharamn said, “I have received information that two more Iskcon monks have been arrested by police in Bangladesh.”In a…
Iskcon released a clarification on Friday following reports that it had distanced itself from priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested in Bangladesh on sedition charges.Iskcon Bangladesh affirmed its support for Das, stating it maintains its position on defending his rights to peacefully advocate for the protection of Hindus and their religious sites.“Iskcon has not,…
UK Conservative MP Bob Blackman British Conservative MP Bob Blackman strongly raised the issue of atrocities against Hindus and the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das and said it is unacceptable that “religious minorities are persecuted in this way.”While addressing the UK Parliament, Blackman said that the Hindus across Bangladesh are being subject literally…
DHAKA: Bangladesh high court on Thursday declined to issue a suo motu order banning Iskcon’s activities in the country, the decision coming despite a petition by a Supreme Court lawyer and calls from student groups for such action in the wake of clashes that erupted after denial of bail to the organization’s “former” priest Chinmoy…
Sheikh Hasina (File photo) NEW DELHI: Ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina condemned the interim Muhammad Yunus government in the wake of unabated violent attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh that were triggered after the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.Hasina said Chinmoy Krishna Das has been “unjustly arrested and must be released…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the recent arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh and urged the centre to take relevant action.While speaking in the legislative assembly, Mamata said that no religion should be harmed and her government is with the Central government on this issue.“We do…
NEW DELHI: Strongly denouncing the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh, senior members of the organisation on Wednesday demanded the Indian and Bangladeshi govts intervention for his immediate release, while also strongly condemning a Bangladeshi SC lawyer dubbing it a radical fundamentalist outfit.“It is outrageous to make baseless allegations that Iskcon has…
