Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:05pm on 03 Dec 2024,Tuesday International
ISKCON Kolkata's vice-president, Radharamn Das, has advised monks and followers in Bangladesh to avoid wearing saffron robes and tilak publicly due to escalating violence against Hindus following Sheikh Hasina's government’s fall. He stressed this was a temporary measure to ensure safety, urging devotees to practice faith discreetly. This follows incidents of temple vandalism and threats to Hindu minorities. Bangladesh’s Hindu population, once 22% in 1971, has declined to 8%, attributed to socio-political marginalization and violence. Meanwhile, activist Chinmay Krishna was arrested in Dhaka for alleged anti-state activities, further intensifying concerns among the Hindu community in the country.
