Bangladesh grants bail to outspoken Hindu monk

Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested in November last year on charges of sedition. - Photo: X: @DrSukantaBJP

DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Wednesday (April 30) granted bail to an outspoken monk leading a movement for the protection of Hindus in the Muslim-majority nation, but he remains in custody pending a possible appeal.

Chinmoy Krishna Das was granted bail by Dhaka's High Court, his lawyer Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee said.