Hindu monk denied bail in B'desh: Thousands hit streets

The leader of the Hindu group Sammilita Sanatani Jote, Krishna Das, was arrested from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka while travelling to Chattogram.

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A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, who was arrested on sedition charges.

The leader of the Hindu group Sammilita Sanatani Jote, Krishna Das, was arrested from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka while travelling to Chattogram.

Supporters gathered outside the court complex chanting slogans. Das greeted his supporters at the court premises and asked them to refrain from chanting religious slogans at the scene.

Chattogram's Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Shariful Islam rejected Das's bail petition after hearing the arguments.

The judge said since Das was arrested from outside the port city, as per law he is required to be kept under judicial custody for 24 hours.