KOLKATA: Sixty-three Iskcon monks, all Bangladeshis with valid travel documents, were prevented from crossing over to India on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, several Bangladeshi media outlets and Iskcon Kolkata reported on Sunday.

One more monk attached to the International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) was arrested in Bangladesh, vice-presid

ISKCON Kolkata claims that two monks and a secretary were arrested by Bangladeshi authorities. The situation in Bangladesh is tense following the sedition charge against spiritual preacher Chinmoy Krishna Das.

Two more Hindu priests were arrested in Bangladesh, ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das claimed on Saturday.

Kolkata: ISKCON on Friday held a protest 'kirtan' at its Albert Road centre here for the second consecutive day demanding the release of jailed Hindu spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das

In Bangladesh, the arrest of ISKCON monks, including spiritual leader Chinmay Das, has raised concerns. Radharamn Das, an ISKCON spokesperson, highlighted the troubling situation of deteriorating religious freedom for Hindus in Bangladesh amid the backdrop of a declining Hindu population.

At the ISKCON temple in Kolkata, devotees gathered for prayers and kirtans to seek Lord Krishna's intervention as the attacks on Hindus have increased in the last few weeks.

The ISKCON here joined its other centres in different parts of the world on Sunday in holding prayer meetings and 'kirtan' for the safety and security of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, an

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that India has consistently and strongly raised the issue of targeted attacks on Hindus and other minorities with Bangladesh government.