In a fast-moving series of events Chinmoy Krishna Das‚ an ISKCON-affiliated Hindu leader got detained at Dhakas airport this monday. The arrest (which happened due to october charges of sedition) caused immediate street protests in multiple cities
The situation got worse when more than 2‚000 of Das supporters blocked a prison-transport vehicle for couple of hours in Chittagong: “They started throwing bricks at us so we had to use tear-gas“ Commissioner Hasib Aziz explained; while one police officer got hurt during the incident
A muslim lawyer lost his life near the court-house during these demonstrations; which made Bangladeshʼs caretaker government order an investigation. Muhammad Yunus the Chief Adviser told law-enforcement to increase security in affected areas and promised to keep peace between communities at all costs
The Indian government expressed its concerns about the situation in a strongly-worded message: they pointed out that people who previously attacked minorities and damaged religious objects werent caught yet. Bangladesh replied that they dont interfere with courts work; the case will follow legal procedures