According to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), its headquarters in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, was burned down on Saturday.
ISKCON Kolkata Vice President Radharamn Das announced the news on X (previously Twitter), writing, “The ISKCON Namhatta Center in Bangladesh was destroyed by fire. Everything within the temple, including the deities of Sri Sri Laxmi Narayan, was entirely destroyed by fire. Dhaka is where the center is situated.
Another ISKCON Namhatta Centre burned down in Bangladesh. The Deities of Sri Sri Laxmi Narayan and all items inside the temple, were burned down completely 😭. The center is located in Dhaka. Early morning today, between 2-3 AM, miscreants set fire to the Shri Shri Radha Krishna… pic.twitter.com/kDPilLBWHK
— Radharamn Das राधारमण दास (@RadharamnDas) December 7, 2024
“Early morning today, between 2-3 AM, miscreants set fire to the Shri Shri Radha Krishna Temple and the Shri Shri Mahabhagya Lakshmi Narayan Temple, which fall under the Hare Krishna Namhatta Sangha, located in Dhour village, under the jurisdiction of Turag Police Station, Dhaka district,” Das added.
“The fire was initiated by lifting the tin roof at the back of the temple and using petrol or octane. Address: H-02, R-05, Ward-54, DNCC, Dhaka 1230,” he said.
Later, Das told PTI that attacks on the community continue without any pause. He added that despite ISKCON repeatedly raising the issue with Bangladesh’s interim government, “not much is being done by the police and administration to address their concerns or ease their grievances.”
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