Dhaka, July 18 -- Massive protests erupted in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka as minority communities united against the targeted harassment and controversial arrest of a young Hindu man, Haridas Chandra Tarani Das, by the Bangladeshi authorities on trumped-up charges of money laundering.

Organised by the Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council, the demonstration saw top minority leaders condemning the police action, which follows his initiative to construct an 81-foot-high statue of Lord Ram in the Palashbari area of northern Bangladesh's Gaibandha district.

Speaking to ANI, Manindra Kumar Nath, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council, strongly condemned the state action against th...