Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has refused to hear the bail plea of Hindu saint Chinmay Krishna Das, arrested in a sedition case. The court said that the hearing will be held on the previously scheduled date of January 2. Court officials said that Chittagong Metropolitan Session Judge Saif-ul Islam rejected the …
Read More »Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri reached Bangladesh amid attacks on Hindus, important issues will be discussed
Dhaka: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Bangladesh on Monday on a day-long visit. This is the first high-level visit from India after the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in August. Misri’s visit comes amid growing tensions in relations between New Delhi and Dhaka over attacks on minorities, including …
Read More »Bangladesh: Bank accounts of 17 people including Chinmay Krishna Das seized, transactions banned
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s financial authorities have ordered a 30-day ban on transactions from the bank accounts of 17 people, including former ISKCON member Chinmoy Krishna Das, a media report said on Friday. The Bangladesh Bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has issued instructions to various banks and financial institutions to ban all transactions …
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