DHAKA: Bangladesh must ensure "appropriate" legal representation for all detainees in keeping with basic human rights principles, a US state department spokesperson said in Washington, hours after arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari's bail hearing in a Chittagong court on Tuesday was adjourned by a month as he didn't have a

Bangladesh police on Monday said that they arrested a Hindu leader who was leading protests advocating for the protection of the Hindu minority in the predominantly Muslim nation.He was arrested in Dhaka,

Reports indicate that the delay occurred due to the unavailability of legal representation. As per news reports, Bangladesh lawyers have refused to represent Das.

ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das alleged on Monday that Advocate Ramen Roy, who had defended Bangladesh's Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in a legal case, was brutally attacked in the neighbouring country.

Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu monk and leader of Sammilita Sanatani Jote, was arrested in Bangladesh, triggering protests. India urged authorities to ensure the safety of minorities amid rising tensions.

Advocate Ramen Roy, representing Bangladeshi Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu, has been brutally attacked in Bangladesh, likely due to his legal defense of Prabhu. Roy's home was ransacked, and he is currently hospitalized in critical condition.

The bail hearing for Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu priest accused of sedition in Bangladesh, has been postponed to January 2, 2025, due to the absence of lawyers. ISKCON said that his previous lawyer was attacked and was in the ICU in serious condition.

A Bangladesh court on Tuesday deferred to next month a hearing on the bail petition of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, arrested on a sedition charge, as no lawyer appeared on his behalf

Das, who served as a spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, was arrested at Dhaka International Airport last Monday over a sedition case.