Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was detained at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday.

ISKCON member Shyam Das Prabhu was arrested in Chattogram, Bangladesh, the organisation's Kolkata unit said. This comes as tensions have been rising in Bangladesh, with attacks on Hindu temples.

Two more ISKCON monks arrested in Bangladesh, following the arrest of another priest earlier this week. #FreeISKCONMonks

Dhaka: Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sanatan Jagaran Mancha and head of Pundarik Dham in Chittagong was arrested and sent to jail on Monday, November 25. Chinmoy Krishna Das is a former member of ISKCON Bangladesh.

ISKCON member on Saturday alleged that another Hindu priest has been arrested in Bangladesh after the arrest of Chinmoy Das amid ongoing protests.

ISKCON distances itself from Das, who, it says, was expelled from religious organisation earlier. He was arrested on charges of dishonouring Bangladesh's national flag.

Two more members of ISKCON, Adinath Prabhu and Ranganath Das, were arrested on Saturday as they were carrying food for the jailed Chinmoy Das, the Ku

The Dhaka High Court's refusal to ban ISKCON amidst rising religious tensions and protests over the arrest of a former priest highlights the delicate balance between national security and religious freedoms in Bangladesh.

Supreme Court lawyer Md Monir Uddin placed some newspaper reports about Iskcon before the HC bench and had prayed for a suo motu (voluntary) order to the govt to ban the organisation and impose Section 144 in Chattogram,

The arrest of a Hindu monk in Bangladesh has triggered a fresh war of words with neighbour India over the condition of minorities in the country. Chinmoy Krishna Das, a spokesperson of a Bangladesh-based Hindu organisation,