Bangladesh

A local Hindu leader told BDNews24, "A procession of hundreds arrived after the Juma prayers. They started shouting anti-Hindu and anti-ISKCON slogans. The attackers began hitting the main gate of the Shantaneshwari Temple, and threw brickbats."

Jaishankar in a written reply to Lok Sabha said that Government have seen several reports of incidents of violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh

"Bangladesh isn't just a Muslim country. It's a Muslim-majority country that has many, many minorities. There isn't a minority in the country that doesn't feel under threat right now."

Several Islamic political parties came together to demand to ban ISKCON, calling it an "extremist organization" and blaming it for the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam.

In an affidavit submitted in the Bangladesh HC, the Yunus-government referred to ISKCON as a 'religious fundamentalist group'.

“It is with utter dismay and deep sense of hurt that the Government of Bangladesh notes that the arrest of Sri Chinmoy Krishna Das has been misconstrued by certain quarters since Sri Chinmoy Krishna Das has been arrested on specific charges", the statement reads.

Chinmoy Krishna Das who was arrested on Monday was on Tuesday produced before a Chittagong court that reused to entertain his bail plea and sent him to custody.

The arrest comes in the wake of protests by the Hindu community in Rangpur, approximately 300 kilometres north of Dhaka, calling for stronger legal safeguards and the establishment of a dedicated ministry for minority affairs.

Muslims in Bangladesh are known to evade prosecution under blasphemy laws, just like Pakistan, while the draconian legislation unilaterally targets Hindus and other religious minorities.

The incident has caused outrage and fear among local Hindus. Kalyan also expressed concerns over the atrocities faced by Hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh.