ISKCON is yet to issue statement. Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das’s arrest in sedition case earlier this month led to widespread protests in Bangladesh.

Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari, the general secretary of ISKCON Bangladesh, said the monk had been removed from all positions of the organisation.

Following PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster in August, minority Hindu community in Bangladesh faces increasing violence, triggering concern in New Delhi. Monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari's arrest for alleged sedition heightens tensions,

Another Hindu priest and ISKCON member, Shyam Das Prabhu, has been arrested in Chattogram, Bangladesh, just days after the detention of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das on sedition charges. India has urged Bangladesh to ensure the protection of its minorities and fair judicial processes.

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday backed the arrested Hindu monk, Chinmoy Krishna Das, saying he was "unjustly arrested" and must immediately be released. She asked the Bangladesh government to protect religious and ethnic minorities that have braved violence since her ouster from power in August.

Dhaka: Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sanatan Jagaran Mancha and head of Pundarik Dham in Chittagong was arrested and sent to jail on Monday, November 25. Chinmoy Krishna Das is a former member of ISKCON Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh government has frozen bank accounts of 17 individuals linked to ISKCON amid tensions surrounding the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, whose account will also be affected.

Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu priest and minority rights advocate in Bangladesh, was arrested and denied bail on sedition charges. India's ministry of external affairs expressed concern, noting attacks on minorities protesting Das's arrest.