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Last Updated:December 29, 2024, 23:48 IST
Bangladeshi Hindu groups called for nationwide prayers at every temple on January 1.
Bangladeshi Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari has been arrested on charges of sedition by the Yunus government. (IMAGE: X/@DrSukantaBJP)
Bangladeshi Hindu groups have called on Bengali Hindus and like-minded people to hold prayers for quick recovery of jailed ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu Das on New Year’s Day as they claimed that the Bangladeshi government is denying the monk proper medical care in prison.
“Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu is seriously ill in prison and not receiving proper treatment from the government. He has been hospitalized twice. A call has been made for prayers at every temple in Bangladesh on January 1 for his recovery," Bangladeshi Bengali Hindu rights group Bangladesh Shommilito Sanatan Jagaran Jote (BSSJJ) said in a statement.
Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu aka Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, who is the spokesman of BSSJJ which was leading protests calling for the protection of the minority following the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina regime, was arrested in November on charges of sedition by the Bangladeshi interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
A case was filed against Brahmachari in October after he led a large rally in the city of Chittagong, where he was accused of disrespecting Bangladesh’s national flag.
His supporters say that the charges are motivated and are being used to silence the monk who has been raising voice against atrocities against Bengali Hindus and other minorities.
A court in Chattogram sent him to jail, rejecting his bail petition as he was accused of a sedition charge for allegedly disrespecting the country’s flag. The hearing in the case will be held on January 2, 2025.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCOP) also released a statement demanding his immediate release.
In the immediate chaotic days following Hasina’s ouster, there was a string of reprisals on Hindus — seen by some as disproportionate supporters of her regime — as well as attacks on Muslim Sufi shrines by Islamist hardliners.
Islamist groups have been emboldened to take to the streets after years of being suppressed, and Hindu groups have rallied in counter-demonstrations.
His arrest also sparked concern from India and Hindus in India as well communities living in the states bordering Bangladesh have expressed concern over the attacks on Bengali Hindus, Bengali Christians, hill tribes and adivasis in Bangladesh.
Location :Dhaka, Bangladesh
First Published:December 29, 2024, 23:41 IST
News world Bangladeshi Hindu Monk Chinmoy Krishna Seriously Ill In Prison, Denied Proper Treatment: Report
