DHAKA: Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the Hindu monk arrested and charged with sedition in Bangladesh, will have to wait until Jan 2 for a bail hearing as a Chattogram court accepted on Tuesday the prosecution’s request for a lengthy adjournment on the ground that he did not have a defence lawyer yet.Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran…
KOLKATA: Sixty-three Iskcon monks, all Bangladeshis with valid travel documents, were prevented from crossing over to India on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, several Bangladeshi media outlets and Iskcon Kolkata reported on Sunday.These 63 people were stopped at the Benapole land port, the Bangladesh side of the international border, by Bangladeshi authorities for “suspicious activities“,…
KOLKATA: Sixty-three Iskcon monks, all Bangladeshis with valid travel documents, were prevented from crossing over to India on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, several Bangladeshi media outlets and Iskcon Kolkata reported on Sunday.These 63 people were stopped at the Benapole land port, the Bangladesh side of the international border, by Bangladeshi authorities for “suspicious activities“,…
NEW DELHI: Another Hindu priest and Iskon member, Shyam Das Prabhu, was arrested in Bangladesh’s Chattogram on Saturday, just days after the detention of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, the organisation said on Saturday.Shyam Das Prabhu was reportedly taken into custody without an official warrant while visiting Chinmoy Krishna Das in jail.Radharamn Das, vice-president and…
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,…
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…
