ISKCON member on Saturday alleged that another Hindu priest has been arrested in Bangladesh after the arrest of Chinmoy Das amid ongoing protests.

The development comes amid widespread protests by Hindus across Bangladesh following the arrest of former Iskcon leader Chinmoy Krishna Das earlier this week on sedition charges.

Days after the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest, Shyam Das Prabhu, was taken into custody in Bangladesh’s Chattogram. Prabhu had reportedly gone to visit Chinmoy Das in jail. (This is a developing story. More details to be added...)

They started shouting anti-Hindu and anti-ISKCON slogans." Chattogram has been witnessing protests and violence since a former ISKCON member, Chinmoy Krishna Das, was arrested and sent to jail for allegedly disrespecting the national flag.

Amid ongoing violence against Hindus and other minorities, a violent Islamist mob on Friday (29 November) attacked and vandalised three Hindu temples in Bangladesh's Chattogram. The port city has recently seen protests and unrest following arrest of a former ISKCON member and Hindu Monk Chinmoy Krishna Das.

Kotwali Police Station chief Abdul Karim confirmed the attack, saying that assailants attempted to damage the temples

Tensions between India and Bangladesh have intensified following attacks on Hindu temples and the arrest of a Hindu priest in Bangladesh.

As India-Bangladesh tensions over atrocities against Hindus escalate, the neighbouring country has intensified its crackdown on the minority community with more vandalisation of temples, freezing of bank accounts of ISKCON-related persons,

In Chattogram, Bangladesh, three Hindu temples were attacked by a mob on Friday following sedition charges against a former ISKCON member. Authorities reported damage to the Shoni Temple and other temples' gates.

Religious tensions were raised in Bangladesh after the arrest of a former ISKCON member under sedition charges.

Three Hindu temples were vandalised by a slogan-shouting mob on Friday in Bangladesh's Chattogram which has witnessed protests and violence since a former ISKCON member was booked under sedition charges.