In a statement, Geeta Sikand, the media representative of the Global Coalition for the Protection of Hindus in Bangladesh, said, “This is about ensuring the world pays attention to the suffering of vulnerable communities. We are asking for protection, accountability, and peace.”
Oikya Parishad reports 51 attacks on Bangladesh minorities in December, including 10 murders, as February 2026 elections near. Recent Hindu killings in Jessore, Narsingdi, and Shariatpur fuel fears of voter intimidation and rising communal terror despite interim government promises.
Human rights lose moral force when attention appears conditional. Advocacy loses credibility when outrage is immediate in some theatres but restrained or absent in others. For the victims and their families, this disparity is not academic, but it shapes whether justice is pursued with seriousness or allowed to dissolve into procedural formality and forgotten headlines.
In a telephone interview with news agency PTI, advocate Rabindra Ghosh said the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh is targeting Chinmoy Krishna Das since he had been vocal about the atrocities against Hindus and was actively working to unite the persecuted minorities in the country.
"We came to participate in a religious ceremony in India, but immigration officials stopped us, citing the absence of government permission," ISKCON member Saurabh Tapandar Cheli said.
"Bangladesh isn't just a Muslim country. It's a Muslim-majority country that has many, many minorities. There isn't a minority in the country that doesn't feel under threat right now."
Chinmoy Krishna Das who was arrested on Monday was on Tuesday produced before a Chittagong court that reused to entertain his bail plea and sent him to custody.
The incident has caused outrage and fear among local Hindus. Kalyan also expressed concerns over the atrocities faced by Hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh.