A court in Bangladesh on Monday indicted Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and 38 others in connection with the death of a lawyer in southeastern port city of Chattogram in November 2024. Das, a spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, was arrested from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on November 25, 2024 for alleged sedition. Das, a former ISKCON leader, was denied bail and jailed by a Chattogram court. The protest turned violent in Chattogram, where the lawyer was killed on November 26. Das’ arrest had caused an issue in Dhaka-New Delhi ties with India earlier expressing its concern over his detention.

Source: The Telegraph January 19, 2026 13:29 UTC