Chattogram Court okays fresh police questioning of Bangladeshi Hindu monk Chinmoy Das
Dhaka, May 26 -- A Chattogram court has approved a fresh round of questioning for prominent Bangladeshi Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, deepening concerns among the country's minority communities over what many see as a pattern of state harassment and religious persecution.
The order from Metropolitan Magistrate SM Alauddin comes as authorities expand their probe into the deadly November 26 protest, which erupted after the Hindu monk was arrested on charges of sedition.
After his arrest, Chinmoy's supporters, who were protesting outside the court in Chattogram, clashed with police in a chaotic confrontation that left a lawyer, Saiful Islam Alif, dead.
The incident triggered a flood of legal actions. Authorities filed three ca...
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