The High Court on Thursday declined to impose a ban on the activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, as reported by a local newspaper. This decision comes shortly after a lawyer was killed in a clash between security personnel and supporters of a Hindu leader arrested on sedition charges.

Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) and spokesperson of the Sanatan Jagaran Mancha, has become a focal point of national discourse in Bangladesh following his arrest in a sedition case.

A petition urging to ban ISKCON in Bangladesh alleges that it has been involved in “radical activities” that “threaten” national security and stir communal violence