The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has condemned a false and harassing case accusing 70 minority lawyers and two journalists from Chittagong of fabricated charges, including 'crude bomb' explosions and car vandalism.
Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Acharya Satyendra Das on Sunday expressed concern over the condition of Hindus in Bangladesh amid the row over the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and alleged that government and police are supporting the people who are committing atrocit
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.
"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
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.
ISKCON Bangladesh has issued a statement denouncing the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das and called upon the government authorities to promote peaceful coexistence. ISKCON Bangladesh also issued a list of demands to the government for subsequent violence and attacks against Sanatanis in vari
The law enforcement agencies are on high alert across the country amid tensions in Chittagong. Bangladesh has deployed extra forces in Chittagong and capital Dhaka.
Following a reported clash between the Hindu community and the law enforcement forces that took place in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong, a Hefazat-e-Islam leader on Friday said that they were not against Hindus and ISKCON and noted that some ISKCON members attacked a Muslim shopkeeper
"In view of the recent violent incident in Chittagong, there are blamable move to damage our religious and social image by involving ISKCON Bangladesh in various ways," said Satya Ranjan Baroi, President of ISKCON Bangladesh at a news conference in Dhaka.
India has again condemned the recent attacks on the Hindu community in Chittagong, Bangladesh and said that such actions would only create more tensions in the community.
In Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong, a clash between the Hindu community and the law enforcement forces took place in the midst of a tense situation over a Facebook post criticizing ISKCON. Due to this, the joint forces of police and army conducted an operation there on Tuesday night.