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Radical groups in Bangladesh have targeted ISKCON temples several times. file- photo
Bangladesh Immigration Police stopped 54 ISKCON members traveling to India with valid passports and visas at the border. These people were going to India to participate in a religious function. Regarding this, the Immigration Police says that even though they had valid passports and visas, they did not have special permission from the government.
An officer of Benapole Immigration Police told The Daily Star newspaper – We talked to the Special Branch of the police. From where we got instructions not to allow ISKCON members to cross the border. A group of devotees from different districts of the country had reached Benapole border to go to India. They waited for hours to cross the border at Benapole, but were later told that they did not have permission to do so.
ISKCON member Saurabh Tapandar Cheli said- We were going to participate in a religious function being held in India, but the immigration officials stopped us citing lack of government permission.
Claim of arrest of four ISKCON members so far On the other hand, Kolkata ISKCON spokesperson Radharaman Das has claimed the arrest of 4 ISKCON members in Bangladesh so far. Posting the picture of four Hindu priests, Radharaman Das wrote- Do they look like terrorists? All of them have been arrested by the Bangladeshi police without any reason.
However, apart from Chinmay Prabhu, no official comment has been made so far by Bangladesh on the arrest or detention of other ISKCON members.
Bangladesh ISKCON breaks ties with Chinyam Prabhu Protests continue in different parts of Bangladesh regarding the release of Hindu religious leader Chinmay Prabhu. At the same time, ISKCON Bangladesh has distanced itself from Chinmoy Prabhu. General Secretary Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari said that Chinmay had already been removed from all posts of the organization for breach of discipline.
Hindu religious leader Chinmay Prabhu coming out of the court after the bail plea was rejected.
Bank accounts of 17 people associated with ISKCON seized According to news agency PTI, Yunus administration has seized the bank accounts of 17 people associated with ISKCON for 30 days. Chinmay Prabhu's account is also included in this. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sent its instructions to different banks on Thursday.
The Financial Intelligence Agency has asked Central Bangladesh Bank to send information about transactions from the accounts of all these 17 people within 3 days.
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