ISKCON member Shyam Das Prabhu was arrested in Chattogram, Bangladesh, the organisation's Kolkata unit said. This comes as tensions have been rising in Bangladesh, with attacks on Hindu temples.

Historically, Hindus made up approximately 22 per cent of Bangladesh's population during the 1971 Liberation War.

Amid the ongoing unrest over the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest, Sri Shyam Das Prabhu, was arrested in Bangladesh on Friday, ISCKON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das claimed. Radharamn,