Protestors across different faiths--Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, and Ahmadi Muslims--were joined by Swiss nationals who demonstrated solidarity with the cause.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly raising a flag on a stand displaying Bangladesh's national flag. He was presented before a Chittagong court on Tuesday. The court denied his bail plea and sent him to custody.
As the incidents of violence against the Hindu community are at their peak, the Indian government has expressed concern over the recent incidents of desecration and damage to Hindu temples and deities in Bangladesh.
Dhaka police arrested ISKCON priest Chinmoy Das on November 25 amid ongoing alleged atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. Chinmoy Das was arrested on sedition charges, prompting a lawyer to file a petition seeking a ban on ISKCON in Bangladesh.
As per the NIA release, Mohammed Habibur Rehman Habib alias Raj Jesub Mandal, Hannan Anwar Hussain Khan alias Hannan Baburali Gazi, and Mohd Azarali Subhanallah alias Raja Jesub Mandal have been convicted and sentenced to 5 years in jail under relevant sections of the IPC and Foreigners Act.
"A senior leader of the Sanatan religious community has been unjustly arrested, and I demand his immediate release. Temples have been set ablaze in Chittagong," Hasina said in a statement
Bharatiya Janata Party's MP Basvaraj Bommai on Thursday accused the Bangladesh government of polarising the "entire society" and "trying to convert" Republic of Bangladesh into an Islamic nation.
Recently, a group of retired judges' bureaucrats and a sitting MP sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to intervene in the matter of rising violence and discrimination against Hindus in Bangladesh.
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Former DGP of Jammu and Kashmir SP Vaid expressed concern over the arrest of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das and the rising violence against minorities in Bangladesh, saying "This has to be stopped"
She expressed West Bengal's government's complete solidarity with the Centre over the issue. She also voiced concern over the over the safety of religious minorites in the neighbouring country.