Environment, forests, climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday said that no discussion was held to ban International Society for Krishna Consciousness in Bangladesh.
鈥楴o discussion was held in the government to ban ISKCON [in Bangladesh]. Many may raise demands. People may take programmes to press home their demands. We are not mixing the offenses of organisations with the offenses of individuals,鈥� she told a press briefing at foreign service academy in Dhaka.
About the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, Rizwana said that he was arrested on specific allegations and he was under trial then. He might be convicted in court or not.
Citing newspapers鈥� reports, Rizwana said that ISKCON denied any relation with Chinmoy.
Speaking at the press briefing, adviser Mahfuj Alam said that two cases were filed in connection with the lawyer killing in Chattogram and a process continued to file more cases to the end.
鈥楧rives are going on to arrest those involved in the killing,鈥� he said, adding that the government had taken steps so that the perpetrators could not get escaped.
Mahfuj said that country鈥檚 people together resisted the ill efforts of creating communal violence in the country.
In this context, he said that a delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party met chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday and a delegation of Jamaat-e-Islami called on him on Thursday.
He said that both the parties stressed for national unity to maintain the country鈥檚 sovereignty and resist the attempts of communal violence.
About the attacks on mazars, the adviser said that the government was deeply monitoring the issue and measures would be taken within a day or two to prevent such attacks.
鈥楾he government hopes that the ongoing unstable situation will be addressed soon in consultation with all stakeholders concerned,鈥� Mahfuj added.
Chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam also present.