December 3, 2024 2:57 PM

Bangladesh: Court defers bail hearing for Chinmoy Krishna Das

A Bangladesh court on Tuesday deferred the bail hearing of Hindu spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das after lawyers declined to represent him. Das, associated with the Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote, an organization advocating for the rights of Bangladesh's minority Hindu community, was arrested in Dhaka on November 25 on sedition charges. The arrest followed a complaint by a local politician who accused Das and others of disrespecting Bangladesh's national flag during a Hindu community rally...