Bangladesh Police Resort To Lathi-Charge After Protests Outside Court Over Chinmoy Das's Jail Order: WATCH
ABP NewsHundreds of people from the Hindu community gathered outside the court premises to stage protests after Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a prominent monk of ISKON Bangladesh, was sent to jail on charges of sedition. Several lawyers also joined the protest near the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Tuesday, November 26, after an arrest order was issued against Das for allegedly insulting the country's flag during a rally in October. Lawyers were Das was produced in the Chittagong court amid tight security after his detention at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport on Monday evening triggered widespread protests across various districts including Dhaka, Chattogram, Cumilla, Khulna, Dinajpur and Cox's Bazar. Das's legal counsel Swarup Kanti Nath stated that they have filed a case with the Metropolitan Session Judge Court as they were not satisfied with the Magistrate Court’s order, bdnews24.com reported.