The Hindu Hitarakshana Samithi, Mangaluru, will stage a protest in front of mini Vidhana Soudha here on Wednesday, against atrocities being committed against Hindus and Hindu temples in Bangladesh, said Satish Kumpala,

The statement came amid increasing pressure on the government to take up forcefully with the interim government in Dhaka the issue of attacks on the minorities, particularly Hindus, in the neighbouring country.

Over 1,000 monks from various parts of West Bengal gathered on Monday (2 December) near the Petrapole border in North 24 Parganas to protest against attacks on minority Hindus in Bangladesh and to demand the release of detained spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das.

Bangladeshi Hindus in Montreal, Canada organised a protest in solidarity with ISKCON Bangladesh on Tuesday. Canadian Bangladeshi Hindus urged the Government to press the interim Bangladeshi Government to respect minorities’ rights in Bangladesh.

ISKCON followers held prayers and 'kirtan' at its Albert Road centre in Kolkata to highlight the plight of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, where they are suffering atrocities.

Monks protest arrests in Bangladesh, ISKCON members denied entry, Bangladeshi nationals return, protests held globally by ISKCON.