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KOLKATA: Sixty-three Iskcon monks, all Bangladeshis with valid travel documents, were prevented from crossing over to India on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, several Bangladeshi media outlets and Iskcon Kolkata reported on Sunday.These 63 people were stopped at the Benapole land port, the Bangladesh side of the international border, by Bangladeshi authorities for "suspicious activities", the reports claimed. Till late Sunday, there was no response from a senior official of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata to TOI's calls and texts. The reported move coincided with Kolkata Iskcon devotees joining in a global protest against the reported persecution in Bangladesh.According to news reports from the neighbouring country, the 63 monks, from various districts in Bangladesh, ...

KOLKATA: Scheduled surgeries and appointments of Bangladeshi patients started getting cancelled and deferred across Kolkata's private hospitals over the weekend. Patients either cancelled or altered travel plans due to the ongoing turmoil or did not report for admission at hospitals.Peerless Hospital cancelled at least five surgeries since Friday as patients did not report for admission. "We have not heard from any of them and assume they can't travel now. Another 15 Bangladeshi patients' surgeries are scheduled till Friday, and we suspect that none will get admitted," said CEO Sudipta Mitra. He added that the hospital has an online consultation facility and Bangladeshi patients were free to use it. "So far, none has done it," added Mitra.At Desun Hospital, which has seen a 75% drop in Ban...

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