No discussion was held to ban the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan Environment, Forest, Climate Change Adviser of the interim Government of Bangladesh on Thursday.
“No discussion was held in the government to ban ISKCON (in Bangladesh). Many may raise demands. People may take programmes to press home their demands. We are not mixing the offenses of organisations with the offenses of individuals,” she said during a press briefing in Dhaka.
About the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, Rizwana said he was arrested on specific allegations and he is under trial now. He may be convicted in court or not, she added.
Citing newspapers’ reports, Rizwana said ISKCON Bangladesh has claimed that it has no relation with Chinmoy Krishna Das.
Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka)
