Bangladesh stops 83 ISKCON members with valid travel documents from travelling to India

Bangladesh stopped 83 ISKCON members from travelling to India through the Benapole check post in the last two days, despite them possessing valid passports and visas. Imtiaz Ahsanul Quader Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge (OC) of the Benapole Immigration Police, confirmed that these ISKCON members from different districts of Bangladesh came to the Benapole immigration to go to India to perform religious ceremonies and then



returned them. 

Bhuiyan said these ISKCON members reportedly had valid passports and visas but lacked specific government permission for travel. Saurabh Tapandar Cheli, one of the ISKCON members, said that they came to participate in a religious ceremony in India, but immigration officials stopped them, citing the absence of government permission.