Bangladesh ISKCON Ban: The demand to ban ISKCON in Bangladesh has been rejected by the Dhaka Court today. In view of the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, the court said that they are not banning ISKCON at present and are satisfied with the action taken by the interim government in the blasphemy and treason case. During the hearing in the court on Thursday, the interim government of Bangladesh said that we have taken necessary steps against the activities of ISKCON, this issue is the priority of the government.
Demand to ban ISKCON
Let us tell you that ISKCON was already the target of Islamic fundamentalists in Bangladesh, many organizations demanded a ban on ISKCON. But these fundamentalist forces gained strength when Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was arrested on treason charges after being accused of insulting the national flag during a rally of Hindus on 25 November.
Court’s response to demand for ban on ISKCON
When the lawyer who filed the petition said during the hearing, “This is the right time to ban ISKCON.” On this, the court said that the government will decide, in fact, after the arrest of ISKCON temple chief Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu on treason charges, the controversy regarding the organization is increasing there.
After Das was sent to jail, there has been violence at many places in Bangladesh and this has also led to a rift in the relations between the Government of Bangladesh and India. At the same time, after this arrest, his supporters protested, which turned into violence.
Violence broke out after the arrest
During these protests, a lawyer Saifullah Islam was murdered in Chittagong and the fundamentalists got an opportunity to target Hindus again. Let us tell you that on November 27, on the basis of these incidents, Supreme Court lawyer Moniruzzaman wrote a letter to Justice Farah. An application was filed before the bench of Justice Mehboob and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury demanding a ban on ISKCON.