Bangladeshi Americans urge US President-elect Donald Trump to intervene and help protect minority communities in the country.

Bangladeshi Americans, Buddhists, and Christians appeal to US President-elect Donald Trump to secure the release of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and address the ongoing persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

A court in Chattogram sent him to jail, rejecting his bail petition as he was accused of a sedition charge for allegedly disrespecting the country's flag. The hearing in the case will be held on January 2,

Bangladeshi Hindu groups have called on Bengali Hindus and like-minded people to hold prayers for quick recovery of jailed ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu Das on New Year’s Day as they claimed that the Bangladeshi government is denying the monk proper medical care in prison.