A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rescheduled by a month the bail hearing for a jailed prominent Hindu leader who in recent months led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding bette

A Chattogram court official said that the date for the hearing had already been set but the announcement was delayed due to a boycott and work abstention by lawyers on Wednesday and Thursday.

The arrest of a Hindu leader in Dhaka has been "misconstrued" and he was arrested on specific charges, Bangladesh has told a UN forum on minority issues, claiming that there has been no systematic attack on minorities in the country.

Hindus have been subjected to attacks under the Yunus government in Bangladesh for months. An Indian tourist was brutally attacked by an Islamic group.