Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the Hindu monk arrested and charged with sedition in Bangladesh, will have to wait until January 2 for his bail hearing after a Chattogram court accepted the prosecution's request for a lengthy adjournment.

DHAKA: Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the Hindu monk arrested and charged with sedition in Bangladesh, will have to wait until Jan 2 for a bail hearing as a Chattogram court accepted on Tuesday the prosecution's request for a lengthy adjournment on the ground that he did not have a defence lawyer yet.

Multiple sources said threats from Islamist elements in the Chittagong District Bar Association had prevented Das’s lawyers from turning up at the CMM court in the port city

The bail hearing for Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, scheduled for Tuesday (3 December) at a court in Chattogram, Bangladesh, has been postponed until 2 January due to the absence of a lawyer to represent him. The delay comes amid growing concerns for the safety of his legal team.

The arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh has led to protests in India and added to the strained ties between New Delhi and Dhaka. Here’s all you need to know.

The recent events have strained India-Bangladesh ties, with attacks on Hindu communities and places of worship becoming a sour point between the neighbors. On Monday, demonstrators reportedly breached the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala to protest against the mistreatment of minorities in the country.

In a tweet on Monday night, Radharamn Das, Vice President and spokesperson of Iskcon India, said, "Please pray for Advocate Ramen Roy. His only 'fault' was defending Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu in court."

A Bangladesh court on Tuesday deferred to next month a hearing on the bail petition of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, arrested on a sedition charge, as no lawyer appeared on his behalf