The bail hearing for Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sanatan Jagarana Mancha, has been deferred by one month. Although the hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, no lawyer appeared to represent him in court. The court later set January 2 as the new date for the bail hearing.

Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Saiful Islam issued the order after a hearing around 10:45 am. Advocate Nazim Uddin, President of the Lawyers` Association, confirmed the matter.

The bail hearing was previously scheduled for last Wednesday but could not proceed as lawyers boycotted the court in protest of the killing of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif.

Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, also the principal of Pundarik Dham in Chattogram, was arrested by Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) on November 25 at around 4:30 pm in the airport area of the capital. He was later handed over to the Chattogram Metropolitan Police.

On November 26, Judge Kazi Shariful Islam of the Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Chattogram rejected Chinmoy’s bail plea and ordered his transfer to jail.

Following the bail rejection, several hundred ISKCON supporters surrounded the prison van carrying Chinmoy, chanting various slogans. Law enforcement officials managed to bring the situation under control after over two hours, allowing Chinmoy to be taken to jail.

During the commotion, ISKCON supporters reportedly attacked, resulting in the death of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif within the Chattogram court premises.