Claim
A viral video garnered attention on social media claiming that fundamentalists are attacking minority Hindus in Bangladesh. Sharing an explicit video of a woman and man in compromising scenes the users claimed that “some fundamentalists entered the house of a Hindu family and lynched the husband, wife and a child”. While another user claimed that “Under the new regime of Bangladesh, enter a house, rape women freely in front of the rest of the family”.
The post can be found here and here.
Fact check
DFRAC investigation used the key frames of the viral video to reverse image search on Google Lens. The probe found that the leaked video shows Munshiganj District Jail Jailer Nur Mohammad Mridha with one of the prisoners’ wives.
Then, investigation found a detailed news report on Kalbela News (Bangladeshi news media outlet) on the issue published on 19 February 2025, 10:15 AM. “It is learned that the video is from March 2024. Nur Mohammad was on duty at Magura District Jail at that time. At that time, he got involved in an immoral relationship with a man’s wife. After the video went viral, the matter was reported to the district administration, district police department and district jail authorities. Later, when the matter was monitored, no visible action was taken”, the report said.
The report can be read here.
Furthermore, Barta Bazar (Bangladeshi news media outlet) had also reported the same news on the same day.
The report can be read here.
Going ahead, DFRAC investigation found many social media posts with the comment ‘Video of jailer’s affair with prisoner’s wife goes viral’.
Similar posts can be found here and here.
Conclusion
The investigation of DFRAC proved that the viral posts claiming attack and rape of Bangladesh Hindu woman is misleading. The original video is a leaked video of Munshiganj District Jail Jailer Nur Mohammad Mridha with one of the prisoners’ wives. Thus, the claims are false.
Analysis: Fake
