The Bangladesh government has frozen bank accounts of 17 individuals linked to ISKCON amid tensions surrounding the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, whose account will also be affected.

This comes amid surge in extremist rhetoric in Bangladesh, where three temple were vandalised by a mob on Friday

ISKCON leader’s release, BJP’s ideological parent RSS also called Yunus-led Bangladesh govt a ‘silent spectator’ to violence against the Hindu minority.

RSS said that the Muhammad Yunus-led government and other concerned agencies, instead of taking steps to stop such incidents, "remained a mute spectator".

Dhaka: Two aides of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das were detained by Bangladeshi authorities while they were bringing food to him in prison. This incident highlights the ongoing mistreatment of minorities,

Following PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster in August, minority Hindu community in Bangladesh faces increasing violence, triggering concern in New Delhi. Monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari's arrest for alleged sedition heightens tensions,

Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari, the general secretary of ISKCON Bangladesh, said the monk had been removed from all positions of the organisation.

Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sommilito Sanatan Jagaran Jot coalition, faces sedition charges for allegedly disrespecting the national flag during a rally.

A court in Bangladesh has denied bail to a prominent monk who had been leading rallies demanding security for the minority Hindu community in the South Asian country. Chinmoy Krishna Das, the leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in Bangladesh,

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday backed the arrested Hindu monk, Chinmoy Krishna Das, saying he was "unjustly arrested" and must immediately be released. She asked the Bangladesh government to protect religious and ethnic minorities that have braved violence since her ouster from power in August.