Bangladeshi Hindus in Montreal, Canada organised a protest in solidarity with ISKCON Bangladesh on Tuesday. Canadian Bangladeshi Hindus urged the Government to press the interim Bangladeshi Government to respect minorities’ rights in Bangladesh.

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

Bangladesh stepped up security in the port city of Chittagong on Wednesday as police arrested six people in connection with the murder of a lawyer, who was killed during clashes following the arrest of a leader of the country's Hindu minority.

Religious minorities in Bangladesh fear a crackdown in the Muslim-majority country amid unrest sparked by the arrest of a popular figure in the Hindu rights movement.

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

With utter dismay, we note that the arrest of Chinmoy Das has been misconstrued by some speakers, although he was actually arrested on specific charges. The matter is being dealt with by our court of law,

His comments comes comes in the backdrop of unconfirmed reports of arrest of three more ISKCON monks, days after the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmay Das.

The development comes amid widespread protests by Hindus across Bangladesh following the arrest of former Iskcon leader Chinmoy Krishna Das earlier this week on sedition charges.

The move comes in response to violent protest that erupted after the detention of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, who has been accused by the authorities of killing an advocate. ISKCON Bangladesh has vehemently denied these claims,

Bangladesh Police earlier on Monday arrested International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka while he was traveling to Chittagong.

Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal protested in Mangaluru, urging for the protection of Hindus in Bangladesh following the detention of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu. They discussed fears of a systematic effort to drive Hindus out of the country and called for intervention from the United Nations and the Indian government.