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‘ISKCON Temples In Dhaka Set Ablaze, Idols Burnt Down’: Radharamn Das Slams Bangladesh Govt

7Dec

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‘ISKCON Temples In Dhaka Set Ablaze, Idols Burnt Down’: Radharamn Das Slams Bangladesh Govt

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) has alleged that its Namhatta Centre in Dhaka district, Bangladesh, was burnt down early on Saturday morning. The incident, which occurred between 2–3 AM, saw vandals reportedly setting fire to two temples under the Hare Krishna Namhatta Sangha in Dhour village, under Turag Police Station's jurisdiction. ISKCON Kolkata Vice-President Radharamn Das detailed the incident in a post on X (formerly Twitter), stating, "ISKCON Namhatta Centre burned down in Bangladesh. The deities of Sri Sri Laxmi Narayan and all items inside the temple were burned down completely. The fire was initiated by lifting the tin roof at the back of the temple and using petrol or octane." He also provided the address of the affected site as H-02, R-05, Ward-54...

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy, suspends visa & consular services at Agartala after attack on mission

3Dec

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Bangladesh summons Indian envoy, suspends visa & consular services at Agartala after attack on mission

New Delhi: Indian envoy to Bangladesh Pranay Verma was summoned by Dhaka Tuesday, a day after protesters entered the premises of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala and brought down the flag of the South Asian country. All visa and consular services have been suspended at the Assistant High Commission in Agartala due to the prevailing “security situation”. Verma was summoned at 4 pm Bangladesh Standard Time and met with acting foreign secretary Riaz Hamidullah. Interacting with the media briefly after the meeting with Hamidullah, Verma highlighted that India is willing to engage with Bangladesh, given the broad and multifaceted nature of ties between the two neighbouring countries. “We have such a wide ranging and multifaceted relationship and you cannot reduce it to one i...

‘Thrashed For Being Indian’: Kolkata Resident Narrates Bangladesh Ordeal

1Dec

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‘Thrashed For Being Indian’: Kolkata Resident Narrates Bangladesh Ordeal

Bangladesh Army guards Bangla newspaper Prothom Alo's office in DhakaKolkata: Amid attacks on Hindus and other minorities in neighbouring Bangladesh, a youth from Kolkata said he was thrashed in Dhaka by unidentified people after they learnt he was a Hindu from India.Sayan Ghosh, 22, from Belgharia in the northern fringes of Kolkata, had gone to Bangladesh on November 23 and stayed at a friend's place, and the family treated him as their own son."However, as me and my friend went out for a stroll late in the evening on November 26, a group of four-five youths accosted me around 70 metres from my friend's house. They asked me about my identity. As I told them I was from India and a Hindu, they started kicking and punching me and even attacked my friend who tried to save me," Mr Ghosh told P...