ISKCON member Shyam Das Prabhu was arrested in Chattogram, Bangladesh, the organisation's Kolkata unit said. This comes as tensions have been rising in Bangladesh, with attacks on Hindu temples.

ISKCON Member Another Hindu priest arrested in Bangladesh amid protests: ISKCON member

Dhaka: Amid protest over the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmaya Das, ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das claimed on Saturday that two more Hindu priests were arrested in Bangladesh. He said that the two priest had gone to collect prasad and were arrested on their way back to the temple.

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.

Two more Hindu priests were arrested in Bangladesh, ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das claimed on Saturday. Speaking to PTI, Radharamn Das said, "I have received information that two more ISKCON monks have been arrested by police in Bangladesh.

The arrest of a Hindu leader in Dhaka has been “misconstrued,” with Bangladesh asserting at a UN forum on minority issues that the arrest was based on specific charges and that there has been no systematic attack on minorities in the country.