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00:00Who is Chinmoy Krishnadas, Hindu priest arrested in Bangladesh?
00:09Chinmoy Krishnadas Brahmachari Chinmoy Krishnadas Brahmachari, also known
00:14as Sri Chinmoy Krishnaprabhu in the ISKCON community, is an influential religious leader
00:20in Bangladesh.
00:24Chinmoy Krishnadas, President of Pandurak Dham Chinmoy Krishnadas is the President of
00:30Pandurak Dham, an ISKCON center in Bangladesh, and has long been a voice for religious freedom
00:37and minority protection.
00:41Former Divisional Organizing Secretary of ISKCON
00:44Previously, Chinmoy Krishnadas also served as the Divisional Organizing Secretary of
00:50ISKCON in Chittagong.
00:54Born in Karyanagar, initiated at 12, Chinmoy Krishnadas Brahmachari was born in 1980, five
01:01in Karyanagar village, Chittagong.
01:04He was initiated in 1990, seven at the age of 12, and joined ISKCON as a Brahmachari.
01:13Arrested after Chittagong rally, sedition case.
01:16His arrest followed a rally in Chittagong on October 25, 2020, where he was accused
01:22of disrespecting the Bangladesh flag.
01:25A sedition case was filed against him and 18 others.
01:31Condemned violent attacks on Hindu community.
01:33Just before his arrest on November 22, he condemned the violent attacks on the Hindu
01:38community at a rally in Rangpur.
01:43Bail plea rejected, sent to custody.
01:46On November 26, a Bangladeshi court rejected his bail plea and ordered him to be sent to
01:51custody.
01:55Attacks on Hindu community in Bangladesh.
01:57Until a few months ago, Brahmachari was not very well known, but he gained recognition
02:02after the attacks on the Hindu community and their temples in Bangladesh.
02:09Raised voice for Hindu safety.
02:12After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, violence erupted against the Hindu community,
02:17and during this time, Chinmoy Krishna Das raised his voice for the safety of Hindus.
02:25India's concern over the arrest.
02:27India's MEA expressed deep concern over the arrest of Das and said that attention should
02:32be paid to the attacks on the Hindu community and other minorities in Bangladesh.