[🇧🇩] ISKCON and its activities in Bangladesh

[Saif]

Ousted Bangladesh PM hiding in India says Chinmoy arrested unjustly

Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was ‘unjustly arrested’ and must be released immediately, Hindustan Times...

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Ousted Bangladesh PM hiding in India says Chinmoy arrested unjustly
New Age Desk 29 November, 2024, 00:56

Sheikh Hasina. | File photo

Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was ‘unjustly arrested’ and must be released immediately, Hindustan Times reported on Thursday.

She also asked the Bangladesh government to protect religious and national minorities that braved violence since her ouster from power on August 5.

‘A top leader of the Sanatan Dharma community has been unjustly arrested, he must be released immediately. Temples have been burnt in Chittagong. In the past, mosques, shrines, churches, monasteries and houses of the Ahmadiyya community had been attacked, vandalised, looted and set on fire. Religious freedom and security of life and property of people of all communities must be ensured,’ the Awami League posted Hasina’s statement on X as mentioned in the report available online.

‘After the killing of countless Awami League leaders, activists, students, the public and members of the law enforcement agencies, harassment through attacks, cases and arrests is going on. I strongly condemn and protest at these anarchist actions,’ she added.

After Sheikh Hasina fled to India on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been heading the interim government in Bangladesh since August 8.

Hasina also protested against killing of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif on the Chattogram court premises, according to the report.

‘A lawyer was killed in Chittagong. I strongly protest at this murder. Those involved in this murder must be found and punished quickly. Human rights have been grossly violated through this incident. A lawyer went to perform his professional duties, and those who beat him to death in this way are miscreants. Whoever they are, they must be punished,’ she said, the report added.

‘If the Yunus government, which seized power unconstitutionally, fails to punish these miscreants, it will also have to face punishment for violating human rights. I appeal to the countrymen to stand united against this kind of terrorism and militancy. It is important to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the common people,’ she added, the report mentions.

The lawyer was killed and 25 others were injured during a clash between followers of spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote and former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and law enforcement agencies on the Chattogram court premises on November 26 over sending Chinmoy to jail in a sedition case.​

 

[Saif]

Police say 25-30 people involved in killing lawyer Saiful

Eight suspects have already been arrested, and a manhunt is underway to nab the other attackers.

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Police say 25-30 people involved in killing lawyer Saiful
Staff Correspondent
Chattogram
Published: 29 Nov 2024, 17: 01

Lawyer Saiful IslamFile photo

A man, dressed in a white shirt and black pants, was lying motionless on the street, while some 25-30 young men were surrounding him. One, wearing an orange T-shirt, black pants, and a grey helmet, began hacking the man on the ground with a sharp weapon, and another three to four cohorts joined the attack.

The was the scene of the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam in Chattogram on Tuesday. The police collected the 52-second footage as part of its investigation into the incident. The man who hacked the lawyer with a sharp weapon has been identified as Chandan Das.

According to the police, 25 to 30 people participated in the attack, while four were directly involved in hacking Saiful. Eight suspects have already been arrested, and a manhunt is underway to nab the other attackers. Also, seven more people have been arrested for their suspected involvement in attacks on the police.

The violence erupted after the Chattogram court rejected the bail plea of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of the Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, around 12:30 pm on the day. When he boarded the prison van, his supporters blocked the way and staged a protest there. The police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members used batons and sound grenades to disperse them, which led to clashes.

A group of lawyers brought out a rally in protest against the vandalism of vehicles and attacks. Multiple witnesses said while returning from the procession, Saiful Islam stumbled and fell. The armed individuals then hacked him to death.

52-second video

The police have collected a 52-second video of the brutal attack. According to officers associated with the investigation, Chandan Das, Om Das and Ranab hacked Saiful with sharp weapons, while the others continued beating him even after he turned motionless. Some 25-30 people were present there during the incident.

Among them, Ramit Das, Sumit Das, Gagan Das, Nayan Das, Vishal Das, Aman Das, Manu Methar, and Rajib Bhattacharya were arrested in the immediate night. They mostly work as cleaners, while one is a private university law student.

Residents of the Sebak Colony, which is home to the attackers, have mostly been at large since the incident. A number of people were seen there while visiting the area in the afternoon on Thursday. They, on the condition of anonymity, told Prothom Alo that they all are now suffering, though only a few were involved with the incident. They demanded that the authorities harass no innocent individual.

The officer-in-charge of Kotwali police station, Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, said through the video footage and interrogation of the arrestees, they came to know about the involvement of 25-30 individuals in the murder. They have mostly been identified. The police have already arrested eight and are conducting drives to detain the others.

Regarding the attackers' potential political affiliations, the OC said they are yet to be confirmed, but are still looking into the issue.

Meanwhile, seven others were arrested in three cases involving attacks on the police. They are – Rajib, Boby Chowdhury, Abdul Kaium, Kowshik Chowdhury, Abir Dey, Robin Das, and Jewel Das. With this, the number of arrestees for attacks on the police reached 35.

According to the police, the family of Saiful Islam is preparing to file a murder case, but no case had been lodged until last night.

Question over the police’s role

The district bar association's president, Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, raised questions over the role of the police during the incident. At a demonstration programme at the court premises on Thursday, he alleged that the incidents were actually instigated by the police.

He questioned why the police were inactive when Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was taken into the prison van, why he was kept on the road for three hours, and why he was given a handmike to deliver a speech.

The lawyer drew the attention of the police commissioner to look into the incidents. Also, he threatened to besiege the prison if the authorities do not withdraw the special privileges for Chinmoy inside the prison.

In this regard, Kazi Tarek Aziz, additional commissioner of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), told Prothom Alo that the policemen dealt with the situation with utmost professionalism and patience. He denied any negligence in discharging their duties on the day.​

 

[Krishna with Flute]

You think Bangladesh govt. will ask India before banning a militant Hindutva outfit responsible for killings and unrest?

Their country - their rules.

If they do not ask, they will repent. I know Yunus is a puppet of radical Islamist of BD. Radical Islamist can dictate the term to him and he will do that to save his chair which he has illegitimately got by ousting elected P.M. However, if he does that, whole BD will pay the price.

 

[Saif]

If they do not ask, they will repent. I know Yunus is a puppet of radical Islamist of BD. Radical Islamist can dictate the term to him and he will do that to save his chair which he has illegitimately got by ousting elected P.M. However, if he does that, whole BD will pay the price.

Don't put too much faith in the power of beggar India. If we cancel the free transit deal your north east will experience famine in no time. We are not alone. We have powerful friends like China with us.

 

[Vsdoc]

We are not alone. We have powerful friends like China with us.

This is the force-injected DNA of your Punjabi west Pakistani great grandaddies speaking.

Ditto.

Surreal.

 

[Saif]

This is the force-injected DNA of your Punjabi west Pakistani great grandaddies speaking.

Ditto.

Surreal.

A sh1tty response from a guy of a nation of open defecation.

 

[Vsdoc]

A sh1tty response from a guy of a nation of open defecation.

Great grandfathers and great grandsons.

Separated by a Hindu continent.

Very sad.

Dukh hua.

 

[Saif]

Great grandfathers and great grandsons.

Separated by a Hindu continent.

Very sad.

Dukh hua.

A guy from a nation of open defecation having chronic constipation.

 

[Bilal9]

Rangpur is abuzz with the rhetoric and noise of the leaders of Puja Udjapan Parishad (Puja organizing committee) and Hindu-Buddhist Oikya Parishad (Hindu-Buddhist Unity committee) with the International Society of Krishna Consciousness-ISKCON at the exchange meeting on the issue of minority persecution. Muslim leaders from Hefazat and Jamaat were also present.

ISKCON leaders claimed that minority torture has happened in Rangpur. And the Puja Udjapan Parishad and the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Parishad say that there was no incident of minority (Hindu) persecution in Rangpur. There was open screaming matches between the conveners on both sides of these Hindu orgs.

Most of the Sanatani orgs (other than ISKCON) also vehemently reiterated that ISKCON is not the representative of the Hindu community at large in Bangladesh.

 

[Krishna with Flute]

Don't put too much faith in the power of beggar India. If we cancel the free transit deal your north east will experience famine in no time. We are not alone. We have powerful friends like China with us.

I think Pakistan has batter friendship with China than BD. Ask your Pakistani friends how much help they received in 4 war/Conflicts of Pakistan India. When we liberated your country way 5 decades back, US had sent its seventh fleet to help Pakistan. We created BD in spite of that. Your problem is that your eyes are not on History.

For your information, China is too weak country to mess with India so far as Bay of Bengal, Indian ocean or Arabian sea is concern. They tried to do gimmick in Doklam and Galwan to release the pressure from sea but they were forced to retreat from both the places.