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Another Iskcon centre in Bangladesh set on fire, idol damaged: Report

Hindu monk and former ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, arrested in Bangladesh, failed to get any relief on Tuesday as his bail hearing in a court was postponed due to the unavailability of any lawyer to represent him, reports said. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari holds posters of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das who was arrested in Bangladesh during a protest …

Bangladesh stops 54 ISKCON devotees from crossing into India for religious event: Report

Bangladesh's immigration police on Sunday turned back 54 members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness who were attempting to cross into India from the Benapole border checkpoint. According to local media reports, the group of Hindu devotees from various parts of Bangladesh had arrived at the land port on Saturday, intending to travel to India for religious rituals. "We …

On Friday noon, a violent Muslim mob attacked Hindu minorities and vandalised 3 temples in Patharghata in Chittagong district of Bangladesh. According to a report by BDNews24, the Hindu religious sites that were targeted by the Muslims included the Shantaneshwari Matri Temple, the Shoni Temple, and Shantaneshwari Kalibari Temple. pic.twitter.com/5p0MBVLGSU — Vladimir Adityanath November 29, 2024 Soon after, they began …

Iskcon Bangladesh banned Chinmoy Das in 2023, report cites old letter

The ban was reportedly imposed in a letter issued by Iskcon’s CPT in the UK on October 6 last year. Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, who faces several charges, is escorted by the police at the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, November 26, 2024. Reuters Bangladesh’s Iskcon has imposed …

The Bangladesh High Court on Thursday refused to pass a suo moto order to ban the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in the country after the government submitted a report on its position on the Hindu religious organisation amid the ongoing violence which spiralled this week after the arrest of a Hindu monk on sedition charges. The court's refusal came …

A petition has reportedly been filed in the Bangladesh High Court seeking a ban on Iskcon. This comes amid protests by Hindus against the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the religious organisation Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, who faces several charges, is escorted by the police …

Local media reports say that Chinmoy Krishna Das, who is commonly known as Krishna Prabhu Das, was taken into custody by the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday at 4:30 pm The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday expressed concern over the arrest of a Hindu priest and ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das. …

The detention of a prominent former leader of International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Bangladesh on charges of sedition has prompted the religious organisation to seek India's intervention and even led to key spiritual figure Sadhguru reacting to the matter. The arrest was reportedly made by a team of detectives in the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area of Dhaka in …

A report in ‘The Guardian’ has revealed glaring inaccuracies in the backstory of popular self-help podcaster Jay Shetty during his time as a monk. The piece also points out that the ‘8 Rules of Love’ author was previously accused of plagiarising content Jay Shetty, a highly popular self-help guru, has found himself in a soup. ‘Holes’ in Jay Shetty’s backstory …

ISKCON temple in Bangladesh's Dhaka vandalised: Report

A mob of 200 people allegedly vandalised the ISKCON Radhkanta temple in Bangladesh's Dhaka on Thursday, news agency ANI reported. ISKCON Temple Condemning the incident, ISKCON Kolkata vice-president Radharamn Das said these attacks were of grave concern. "Last evening, when devotees were preparing for Gaura Purnima celebration, a mob of 200 people entered the premises of Shri Radhakanta Temple, Dhaka, …