Chinmoy Prabhu: ISKCON Pundarik Dham President Chinmoy Krishna Das was detained in Bangladesh on Monday. A religious minority leader named Chinmoy Prabhu was detained in the city of Rangpur, about 300 km north of the capital Dhaka. ISKCON temple reported that Chinmoy Prabhu was detained by Dhaka intelligence police officers at Dhaka airport. In fact, after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, she was continuously raising her voice against the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh. Let us know who is Chinmay Prabhu….
Hasina had to leave the country on August 5.
Tension has been going on in Bangladesh for several months. The situation became such that on August 5 this year, Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of PM and she had to flee the country. After this, Hindus also started becoming victims of this violence. In October, thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus demonstrated on the streets of Chittagong, demanding their rights and safety. He placed his eight demands before the interim government of Mohammad Yunus.
Bangladesh Sanatan Jagran Manch leader Chinmay Prabhu org.zed a huge rally in Rangpur last Friday against the atrocities on Hindus. A case of treason was later registered against him, leading to outrage among minority Hindus. Now he has been taken into custody.
Who is Chinmoy Prabhu?
- Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari is a prominent leader of Bangladesh Sanatan Jagran Manch and President of Pundarik Dham of ISKCON Chittagong.
- People also know him by the name of Chinmoy Prabhu.
- He has been raising his voice strongly against the atrocities on the Hindu community in Bangladesh.
- ISKCON has more than 77 temples in Bangladesh and more than 50,000 people are associated with the org.zation.
- He is also a member of Sanatan Jagran Jot Samuth in Bangladesh.
- He is also associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).
- He has also been the spokesperson of ISKCON.
What is going on in Bangladesh?
The Hindu minority community in Bangladesh constitutes eight percent of the total population. This community has long been a victim of religious discrimination and violence. Members of the Hindu community are reportedly facing targeted killings and attacks. Many times temples have also been damaged in these attacks. Chinmay Prabhu is fighting against it. Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari has always played his role as a protector of Hinduism and has also expressed concern about the safety of temples in Bangladesh.
Chinmoy Prabhu expressed concern over the security of temples in Bangladesh, especially the three temples in Chittagong
for whose security some members of the Muslim community were working together with the Hindu community. Speaking to a TV channel, he said, three temples in Chittagong are in danger, but the Hindu community along with some people from the Muslim community have saved them so far. He claimed that the Hindu community has been requesting help from the police and Rapid Action Battalion in Chittagong, but there has been no response from them. He also said that many Hindus and other minorities were feeling unsafe and were fleeing to India through West Bengal and Tripura.
Conditions worsened after detention
The situation has worsened after the detention of Chinmoy Krishnan Das, President of ISKCON Pundarik Dham in Chittagong, Bangladesh. People of the Hindu community took to the streets to protest against the detention of Chinmay Prabhu, during which he was attacked by BNP and Jamaat workers. 50 Hindus were injured in this attack. Late night, thousands of Hindus took out a torch rally in Maulvi Bazaar with slogans of Jai Siya Ram and Har Har Mahadev.
Attacks took place at these places
After the detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu, members of the Hindu minority community in Bangladesh held peaceful meetings in every district. However, this peaceful gathering was brutally attacked by extremist groups. Islamic groups attacked members of the Hindu community in Chittagong. During a peaceful gathering in Shahbag, Dhaka, members of the Hindu community and Chittagong University professor Kushal Baran were attacked, leaving him seriously injured. Many people have been seriously injured and hospitalized in attacks by extremist groups.
detained because of this
Local media in Bangladesh reported that Chinmay Prabhu has been detained for insulting the national flag of Bangladesh at a rally. According to the media, he addressed this rally in October. In his rallies, Chinmoy Prabhu appealed to the Hindus to unite and continuously protested against the atrocities on the Hindu community. Also demanded strict action against those who harm minorities.
