DHAKA: Bangladesh police said on Monday (Nov 25) they had arrested an outspoken Hindu monk who had been leading protests calling for the protection of the minority in the mainly Muslim nation. Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesman of a newly-formed Hindu group who have held repeated rallies conde

A lawyer was allegedly killed on Tuesday after clashes in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong over the arrest of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das by the autjhorities, lawyers said.

Arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, sparked the protests by his supporters in both the capital Dhaka and Chittagong city

West Bengal BJP demands release of Hindu monk in Bangladesh, plans protests at Deputy High Commission in Kolkata.

Chinmoy Krishna Das also flashed a victory sign while being taken away in the prison van, even as the police cracked down on hundreds of supporters from the Hindu community protesting against his arrest outside a court.

Bangladesh said that India's statement on the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Das was "unfounded" and stood "contrary to the spirit of friendship".

Bangladesh police on Monday arrested Das, the leader of the Hindu group, Sammilita Sanatani Jote, from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka.

Dhaka: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader.

Bangladesh: A clash erupted after Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, an ISKCON leader, was ordered to jail. The violence resulted in one death and injuries to at least 10 persons.

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. | OpIndia News

Bangladesh police created a controversy after arresting Chinmoy Krishna Das, the leader of the Hindu group, Sammilita Sanatani Jote, from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka on sedition charges on Monday.