The Bangladesh imbroglio

The arrest of a Hindu sadhu Sri Chinmoy Das has sparked off widespread agitation in Bangladesh with echoes around the world in favour of religious minorities. The situation is soon going out of hands of the caretaker government who seems to side with Islamic fundamentalists and have even given credence to a court petition trying to stamp ISKCON as a fundamentalist outfit to be banned. Though the petition has been temporarily put on hold by the court, the tact is ominous. This would be playing with fire and discredit the Nobel laureate officiating chief of the interim government whose economic skills seem to be a misnomer to his political skills. Hope for a better sense to prevail.

Date of Update: 29-Nov-24