Bangladesh prevents sixty-three Iskcon monks from entering India
Dhaka: More than sixty-three Iskcon monks, all Bangladeshis with valid travel documents, were stopped at Benapole land port in Bangladesh over the weekend and not allowed to enter India, as per several media reports.
Radharamn Das, spokesperson of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), told The Indian Express that they got news that “63 or even more brahmacharis” came to the Benapol border on the Bangladesh side on Saturday and Sunday. “They all had valid visas and wanted to enter India. However, Bangladesh authorities told them that India was not safe for them and didn’t allow them to enter India,” he added.
The Bangladesh government is yet to react on the fresh allegations levelled by Iskcon. Bangladesh mentioned earlier that the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das had been “misconstrued”, noting that his arrest was based on specific charges and that there has been no systematic attack on minorities in the country.
Das, a leader of the Sammilito Sanatani Jagaron Jot, was arrested on November 25 by the Bangladesh Police. He was denied bail by a court in Chittagong the next day and sent to jail in connection with a sedition case.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh recently claimed that India followed "double standards" on protection of minority communities and accused the neighbouring country's media of conducting an "industrial scale misinformation campaign" against Dhaka.
Bangladesh interim government's Law Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul in a Facebook post stated that India's unwarranted concern for Bangladesh continues. “In India, numerous incidents of brutality on minority Muslim community is going on. But they don’t have any remorse or embarrassment (over those incidents). This double standard of India is condemnable and objectionable,” Nazrul wrote.
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Elephant calf brought from Bijnor kept under care at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve
Pilibhit (PTI): A 19-day-old elephant calf, brought from Bijnor, was placed under care at the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) on Sunday, an official said and added that the calf got separated from its mother in the forest area of Bijnor.
The calf was born on December 2 in the Bijnor forest area and got separated from its mother shortly after birth, the official said.
The forest department made several attempts to reunite it with its mother, but without any success. To ensure the calf's safety and better care, it was decided to transfer it to the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve on the instructions of senior officials.
On Saturday, Deputy Director Manish Singh received the calf. Special arrangements have been made in the reserve for its care. It has been kept in a safe and clean environment to provide it with a natural setting and protect it from external noise and disturbances.
Singh told reporters that raising an 19-day-old calf is challenging.
It requires a special diet as a substitute for mother's milk and constant monitoring.
He said a special team has been formed to provide 24-hour care. Since the calf is very young, it is being cared for like a newborn baby.
According to Singh, the primary responsibility for monitoring the calf's health has been entrusted to PTR's veterinarian, Dr Daksh Gangwar. Under his supervision, a complete record of the calf's health checkups, diet, and body temperature is being maintained. The team is ensuring that the calf does not contract any infection.
