Sheikh Hasina Calls for Release of ISKCON’s Chinmoy Das

• Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the release of Chinmoy Das, a leader of the Sanatan religious community, who was unjustly arrested.

• Hasina condemned the murder of an assistant public prosecutor in communal clashes in Chittagong, a city where a temple was burned.

• She called for the protection of religious freedom, security of life and property of all communities.

• Das was arrested on charges of disrespecting the national flag during a protest rally in Chittagong.

• Hasina called for justice for those who suffered similar assaults in the past three months.

• She criticized the Yunus government for the economic hardships and failed to control the prices of essential goods and provide security for people’s lives.