Demanding the immediate release of Das, the protesters urged the Indian government to intervene and stop the atrocities being perpetrated on minority Hindus in the neighbouring country.

Tensions between India and Bangladesh have been escalating ever since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. However, after the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, concerns have increased over the treatment of minorities in the country.

In response to the ongoing unrest and reported atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh, numerous Hindu organisations under the banner of 'Hindu Hitarakshana Vedike' staged a massive protest in Bengaluru,

UK MPs have raised concern over the attacks on Hindu community in Bangladesh and the arrest of religious leaders, calling the degree of escalation in the violence "deeply concerning." Conservative MP Bob Blackman said there was an "attempt at ethnic cleansing of Hindus.

The latest trigger was the arrest of a Hindu monk last week, which set off protests in India by activists from Hindu organisations and politicians including members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The echoes of the ongoing Hindu protests in Bangladesh after the arrest of an ISKCON priest have now reached the UK parliament where MPs have raised concerns over recent attacks on the minority community in the Muslim-dominated state.

Agartala, India - December 02, 2024 A mob breached the security barricade at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission, vandalizing property and removing the national flag during protest against the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Das in Bangladesh.