Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Bangladesh Monk Granted Five-Hour Parole for Mother’s Funeral
Chinmoy Krishna Das is a Hindu monk from Bangladesh who has been in jail since November 2024.
He was arrested after being accused of disrespecting the national flag during a minority-rights rally.
His mother became very sick and wanted to see him.
Officials did not allow him to visit her before she died.
After her death, he was allowed to leave jail for five hours for her funeral.
At a temple, a video showed him crying and touching a religious statue’s feet.
Das faces six criminal cases, including a murder case connected to the death of prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif.
Even though courts granted bail in several cases, he remains jailed because other legal proceedings continue.
Chinmoy Krishna Das received five hours outside custody to attend his mother Sandhya Rani Dhar’s funeral and last rites.
Das’s family said his 71-year-old mother died without seeing him after authorities rejected a request for parole during her illness.
At Pundarik Dham in Chattogram, Das was filmed crying and touching a Radha-Krishna idol before returning to jail.
Das was arrested in November 2024 over alleged disrespect toward Bangladesh’s national flag and faces six criminal cases.
He has received bail in four cases according to reports, but remains jailed because his sedition bail is stayed and a murder trial continues.
- Who
- Hindu monk and minority-rights spokesperson Chinmoy Krishna Das, his late mother Sandhya Rani Dhar, Bangladeshi authorities, and the courts handling his cases.
- What
- Das was granted five-hour parole to attend his mother’s funeral after being denied permission to visit her while she was ill.
- When
- The parole was granted this week; Das was arrested on 25 November 2024, and his mother died on Thursday, according to reports.
- Where
- The events occurred in Chattogram, Bangladesh, including Pundarik Dham temple and the Chattogram prison and courts.
- Why
- He was temporarily released to attend his mother’s last rites, but remains detained because criminal cases and bail proceedings are ongoing.
Family and Supporters
Authorities and Prosecution
Permission to visit his mother
Family and Supporters
Das’s family said he should have been allowed to visit his seriously ill mother, whose final wish was to see him.
Authorities and Prosecution
The administration reportedly said there was no provision for granting a prisoner parole to visit a sick relative.
Nature of Das’s activism
Family and Supporters
Supporters and the Indian government describe his rallies as peaceful efforts to seek minority rights, safety, and protection for Hindus.
Authorities and Prosecution
Authorities arrested him over an allegation that he disrespected Bangladesh’s national flag and prosecutors continue to oppose bail in the ongoing cases.
Responsibility for Saiful Islam Alif’s death
Family and Supporters
Das’s supporters dispute his continued detention and the long-running prosecution; the article says the allegation against him has not been validated in court.
Authorities and Prosecution
Prosecutors have charged Das under murder-related provisions in the case concerning the death of government prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif, and the trial is continuing.
- Parole duration
- Five hours
- Mother
- Sandhya Rani Dhar, aged 71
- Arrest date
- 25 November 2024
- Total cases
- Six criminal cases
- Main allegations
- Sedition, murder, attempted murder, vandalism, and obstructing officials
- Bail status
- Reports say the High Court granted bail in four cases, but his release remains blocked by other proceedings
- Funeral location
- Pundarik Dham in Chattogram
- Murder-case victim
- Government prosecutor Saiful Islam Alif
