The Islamist attacks and the state-sponspored purge of one of the world’s largest and pacifist religious group — ISKCON continues unabashedly under the US-backed Mohammed Yunus regime in Bangladesh. On one hand, the authorities are going after ISKCON leadership, picking one Hindu monk at a time and putting them behind bars on trumped up charges. In conjuction, the Islamist groups have also intensified their targeted profiling of ISKCON monks and ISKCON temples.
In the spree of Islamist attacks on ISKCON, another Hindu temple was destroyed and burnt down by the Islamist miscreats earlier today.
ISKCON’s Kolkata vice president, Radharamn Das, shared the news in an X post, 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 centre is located in Dhaka.”
He further said, “Early morning today, between 2-3 AM, miscreants set fire to the Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple and the Shri Shri Mahabhagya Lakshmi Narayan Temple, which fall under the Hare Krishna Namhatta Sangha, located in Dhour village, under the jurisdiction of Turag Police Station, Dhaka district.
“The fire was started by opening the tin roof at the back of the temple and using petrol or octane. Address: H-02, R-05, Ward-54, DNCC, Dhaka 1230,” he continued.
Later, Das said attacks on members of the community have continued “unabated,” adding that despite ISKCON drawing attention to the situation with the interim government in Bangladesh, “not much is being done by the police and administration to assuage their grievances and address their concern.”
Another 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 center is located in Dhaka. Early morning today, between 2-3 AM, miscreants set fire to the Shri Shri Radha Krishna… pic.twitter.com/kDPilLBWHK
— Radharamn Das राधारमण दास (@RadharamnDas) December 7, 2024
There has been an increase in the attack on minorities, Hindus specifically, since the caretaker government led by Muhammad Yunus came into power four months ago following the downfall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government in August.
ISKCON properties have been targeted across Bangladesh in the past four months.
India seriously expressed concern over the growth in Islamic rhetoric and attacks against Hindus and called on the Bangladeshi interim government to protect all minorities.
Just listen to this kind of speech being openly delivered in every neighbourhood of #Bangladesh: “ISKCON has to be banned, otherwise we will cut them by our swords, this is not the time for the religious practice. the time is for fighting with ISKCON. Kill them one by one. if… pic.twitter.com/b6IWLG1hik
— Radharamn Das राधारमण दास (@RadharamnDas) December 7, 2024
India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, said, “The primary responsibility for the protection of life and liberty of all citizens of Bangladesh, including minorities, rests with the Government of Bangladesh.”
Another Hindu monk, Chinmoy Krishna Das, was detained on November 25. His followers protested his arrest.
On December 3, a Bangladesh court adjourned the hearing of Das’s bail petition till next month as no lawyer appeared before the court on his behalf.