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December 3, 2024 6:19 PM

Muhammad Yunus, student leaders masterminds behind mass killings in Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday accused the interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of being the "mastermind of mass killings" and orchestrating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. Addressing an Awami League event in New York virtually, Hasina slammed Yunus for allegedly targeting Hindu temples, including ISKCON sites, and other religious places of the minorities in Bangladesh. "Today, I have been accused of mass killings. In reality, it is Muhammad Yunus w...

December 3, 2024 9:19 AM

Advocate defending Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das attacked in B’desh: ISKCON

ISKCON on Monday claimed that Advocate Ramen Roy, who had defended Bangladesh's Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu in a legal case there, was brutally attacked in the neighbouring country and is now fighting for his life in a hospital. According to ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharaman Das, Roy's only "fault" was defending Chinmoy Krishna Das in court, and a group of Islamists ransacked his home. The attack left Roy critically injured, and he is currently in the ICU, fighting for his...

December 2, 2024 9:21 PM

Bangladesh expresses concerns over security of diplomatic missions in India

The government of Bangladesh has strongly condemned the "violent demonstration and attack" by a large group of protesters from the Hindu Sangharsh Samity of Agartala on Monday at the premises of the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh in Agartala. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh issued a statement on Monday evening expressing deep concern over the incident. The statement said that all members of the Assistant High Commission were left with a profound sense of insecurity follow...

November 29, 2024 10:59 AM

No discussion was held to ban ISKCON: Adviser Rizwana

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 bri...

November 29, 2024 9:05 AM

ISKCON says it backs Chinmoy Krishna Das’ call for protecting Hindus and places of worship in Bangladesh

Amid the row over the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh on the charges of sedition, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Thursday said it backs the cause for which Das stands while seeking re-establishment of an atmosphere of peaceful coexistence with minorities in the neighbouring nation. In a statement, the ISCKON wrote: "ISKCON has not, and does not distance itself from supporting Chinmoy Krishna Das's rights and freedom for peacefully calling ...

November 29, 2024 8:49 AM

Human rights organisations must speak up for Hindus in Bangladesh, says former advisor to Trump

Johnnie Moore, the former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), and the former spiritual advisor to President Trump has called on Human Rights Organisations to speak up on atrocities against Hindus in wake of the recent reports of persecution of minorities in Bangladesh. " I think that a lot of times the Hindu community, when they are persecuted around the world, unfortunately, fewer people speak up about it. I'm committing to doing the exact ...

November 28, 2024 9:06 PM

Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari does not belong to us: ISKCON Bangladesh

Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari does not belong to ISKCON Bangladesh as he was expelled by the organisation, said the general secretary of ISKCON Bangladesh, Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari, on Thursday. The organisation would not take responsibility for his statements and speeches, he stated at a press briefing at Swamibagh Ashram in Dhaka. In a written statement, Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari said that Leelaraj Gaur Das, head of Prabartak Sri Krishna Mandir; Gaurang Das; and Chinmoy Krishna Das...

November 28, 2024 8:38 AM

ISKCON centre in Bangladesh’s Shibchar forcibly shut down

An ISKCON centre in Bangladesh's Shibchar has been forcibly shut down by a group of people, media reports said. The purported development came against the backdrop of the arrest of an ISKCON priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das, in Bangladesh to which India has strongly reacted. According to reports that cited eyewitnesses, army personnel took away the ISKCON devotees in a vehicle. ISKCON, Kolkata Vice President and Spokesperson Radharaman Das wrote on X, “ISKCON Namhatta centre in Shibchar Bangladesh...

November 27, 2024 11:04 PM

Row erupts after petition demands ban on ISKCON in Bangladesh, calling it a ‘radical organisation’

A legal petition demanding a ban on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh has triggered widespread debate and escalating tensions in the country. The petition, filed by Supreme Court lawyer Al Mamun Russell and 10 other legal professionals, accuses ISKCON of being a "radical organisation" that threatens national security and incites communal unrest. The legal notice, addressed to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Law and Justice, and the Inspecto...

November 27, 2024 9:33 PM

Bangladesh: BNP tells Yunus to foster national unity, pressed for election roadmap

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday urged Prof Muhammad Yunus, the head of the interim government, to forge a national unity to tackle the evolving situation and resolve the existing problem. A five-member BNP delegation, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met him on Wednesday evening to share its concern over some untoward incidents that happened in the country over the past few days. “The main purpose of our meeting was to convey our party’s concerns t...