Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu priest and minority rights advocate in Bangladesh, was arrested and denied bail on sedition charges. India's ministry of external affairs expressed concern, noting attacks on minorities protesting Das's arrest.

Former Bangaldesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina condemned the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das and demanded his release.

Amid unrest in Bangladesh following the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari by Dhaka police, Hindu temples are allegedly being targeted by mobs in Chattogram.

Acharya Satyendra Das, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, condemned the petition against ISKCON in Bangladesh. He warned that conspiracies aim to destabilize the Hindu community there. Union Ministers also criticized the arrest of a former ISKCON priest,

A petition has reportedly been filed in the Bangladesh High Court seeking a ban on Iskcon. This comes amid protests by Hindus against the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with

The arrest of a Hindu priest in Bangladesh, has led to a row between the Opposition BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. India has expressed concern and issued a strong statement on the arrest.

Kolkata/Dhaka: The chief of Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari clarified Thursday that the arrested priest Chinmoy Krishna Das was expelled from ISKCON in September for disciplinary reasons.

The arrest of a Hindu monk in Bangladesh has triggered a fresh war of words with neighbour India over the condition of minorities in the country. Chinmoy Krishna Das, a spokesperson of a Bangladesh-based Hindu organisation,