Johnnie Moore, the former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), expressed views on how global leaders have maintained silence on the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh.
Johnnie Moore, the former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), and close aid of US President-elect Donald Trump expressed views on how the incoming Trump administration would address the issue of ongoing violence against minorities in Bang
Johnnie Moore, the former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), expressed views on how Bangladesh is handling the issue of the arrest of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das by fostering negative sentiment towards India.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Thursday expressed solidarity with priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly raising a flag on a stand displaying Bangladesh's national flag.
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.
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.
"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
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.
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.