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Bangladesh’s financial authorities have frozen the bank accounts of 17 people from the Hindu community, including Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former ISKCON member and arrested on treason charges. The government has ordered a ban on transactions from these bank accounts for 30 days. This information was given in the media news on Friday. According to the news of ‘Pratham Alo’ newspaper, the Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of Bangladesh Bank issued instructions to various banks and financial institutions on Thursday and banned all transactions from these accounts for a month. .
BFIU has asked banks and financial institutions to send information related to these bank accounts within three working days. It contains updated transaction details of all accounts of all types of businesses owned by these 17 individuals.
The move comes after the Bangladesh High Court rejected a petition seeking a ban on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) following the killing of a lawyer in a clash between the Hindu leader’s supporters and security personnel. On October 30, a case of sedition was registered against 19 people, including Chinmay Krishna Das, at the Kotwali police station in Chittagong, accusing them of insulting the national flag of Bangladesh during a rally of the Hindu community in New Market area of ​​Chittagong. Was imposed.
Das, spokesperson of Bangladesh-based Sanatani Jagran Jyot, was also arrested from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday in a sedition case. A Chittagong court on Monday denied him bail and sent him to jail. A lawyer was killed in a clash between security personnel and supporters of a Hindu leader. Das is a former spokesperson for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh.
New Delhi has expressed concern over the arrest of the Hindu priest and denial of bail by the court and asked Bangladesh to ensure the safety of Hindus and other minorities. Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has also demanded the release of Pujari. He also condemned the killing of the lawyer during protests against his arrest. The minority Hindu community there is protesting against the wrongful arrest of the ISKCON priest and is demonstrating in support of his release.
During the liberation war of 1971, about 22 percent of the population of Bangladesh was Hindu community, which is now reduced to about 8 percent. There are frequent reports of atrocities against minorities in different parts of Bangladesh.
