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Image of ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.

Bangladesh police detain ISKCON leader Krishna Das at Dhaka airport: Report

ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari has been a key advocate for the Hindu minorities in Bangladesh 
 

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File images of Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Bangladesh will seek extradition of Sheikh Hasina from India, says Muhammad Yunus

Sheikh Hasina has been accused by Bangladesh's interim government of giving orders for the brutal suppression of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, resulting in more than 700 deaths during…

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Several organisations, seen as opponents of Hasina, had called on the interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, to imposed a ban on the student wing

Bangladesh interim govt declares student wing of Sheikh Hasina’s party as terror outfit

The government said the move has been taken in view of the organisation’s alleged involvement in the killings and destructive and terrorist activities, both directly and through incitement, during…

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An undated government handout picture of Bangladesh's Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's founding father, who was killed along with most of his family members in a military coup on 15 August 1975

B'desh eroding memory of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman? His birth, death anniversaries removed as national observances

The decision was announced on Wednesday (Oct 16) after the approval of the Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus

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Bangladesh's President Mohammed Shahabuddin speaks during the 18th East Asia Summit as part of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta on September 7, 2023.

‘We are all Bangladeshis’: Bangladesh prez calls for unity after India slams ‘deplorable’ Durga Puja incidents

This statement comes after India expressed "serious concerns" on Saturday regarding an attack on a Puja mandap in Dhaka’s Tanti Bazar during the ongoing Durga Puja festival. 

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