A Bangladesh court on Wednesday 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.
"We expect him to be released from jail in a week or so, if the government decides not to appeal to the Supreme Court," Bhattacharjee said.
Das, who was arrested in November 2024 for sedition for allegedly disrespecting the Bangladeshi flag during a rally, denies the charges.
Aneek R. Haque, an additional attorney general, said the government "haven't yet decided whether we will file an appeal".
In November, when an earlier bail hearing was denied in Chattogram, violent protests erupted with devotees of Das going on the rampage, and lawyer Saiful Islam Alif was killed.
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