Kolkata, Aug. 2 -- Bangladeshi author and activist Taslima Nasreen on Sunday said she protested against the "illegal arrest" of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, alleging that his efforts to unite the Hindu community in Bangladesh may have been the reason for his arrest.

Speaking during a press conference, Nasreen said, "I protested against the illegal arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu. We do not know why the government arrested him. I think the way Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu was uniting the Hindu community was the reason."

Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former ISKCON leader and spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatani Jagran Jote, was arrested at Dhaka airport on November 25, 2024. He was accused of insulting the national flag of Banglade...