Bangladesh is facing Violent turmoil after Sheikh Hasina fled from Bangladesh amid violent clashes. There have been multiple reports of violence, vandalism, and attacks on Minorities in Bangladesh. These incidents have drawn widespread attention. Surrounding these videos, a user on X, operating under the name “Arti,” claimed to have spoken with a friend in Dhaka, […]
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A claim has recently surfaced on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) stating that Indian spy agency RAW’s station chief has been arrested by Bangladeshi army from Dhaka. The claim has been shared by many Pak-based handles including a Pak film director Mubasher Lucman. Pakistani film director and News Anchor Mubasher Lucman, who currently hosts program ‘Khara […]
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On social media, a video showing a building engulfed by fire has been shared by users with the claim that “Hindus in Bangladesh are being subjected to genocide by Muslims and Hindu temples are being burned. All eyes are on the Hindus of Bangladesh”. Link Fact Check On investigation, DFRAC found that the claim was […]
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PrefaceWhat happens when journalists on foreign soil, with pockets to fill, seize another country’s turmoil? They weave a hateful narrative for profit. In a troubling turn of events, what started as peaceful student protests in Bangladesh on 18 July has now erupted into a maelstrom of violence and chaos. As the unrest escalates, the government […]
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The anti-quota protests have come at a time when Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was settling down to power after winning a controversial election in January that gave her an unprecedented fourth consecutive term. In a new development, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court dismissed the order of the High Court that had precipitated the crisis […]
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On October 24,2021, as the violence in Bangladesh began to settle a bit, an image of thousands of people gathered in a field started to go viral on Facebook. As per users, this image was taken in Assam where Hindus from all over the area gathered to protest the conditions of Bangladeshi Hindus. Fact-Check: We […]
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Nowadays social media platform has become the main source of news for the society. During the 2021 survey, more than 70 percent of respondents from Kenya, South Africa, Malaysia and the Philippines said they used social media as a source of news. In contrast, less than 40 percent of adults in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, […]
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