Guwahati, Aug. 16 -- The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) has appealed to the United Nations and the diplomatic community to press the Bangladesh government for the immediate release of Hindu priest Chinmoy Das, who remains in custody since November 2024.

The appeal comes on the occasion of Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna.

The call for intervention was made even as Bangladesh's top military officials - Army Chief General Waqar Uz Zaman, Navy Chief Admiral Mohd Nazmul Hussain, and Air Force Chief Hasan Mahmud Khan - attended Janmashtami celebrations in Dhaka on Friday.

RRAG Director Suhas Chakma dismissed the gesture as "a sham and a desperate attempt to beguile the international community," citing continued atr...