Fact Checking
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Bangladeshi media falsely claims Indian media ignored Khaleda Zia’s air ambulance news
Bangladeshi media outlets Daily Janakantha and Nagarik TV recently claimed that Indian media ignored news about Qatar’s Emir sending an air ambulance to transport Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and…
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Fact-Check: Debunking misinformation in ABP news coverage of Bangladesh
A recent report published by ABP Ananda headline “Muslim Community in Bangladesh Speaks Out Against Torture of Hindus” claims widespread violence and religious persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh, alleging…
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Indian media misinformation on Bangladesh Lawyer’s attack debunked
In recent days, several leading Indian media outlets, including Times of India, India Today, NDTV, and Hindustan Times, have published sensational reports claiming that Bangladeshi lawyer Ramen Roy was…
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Rumors of Indian TV channel ban in Bangladesh proven false
Recent reports circulating on social media and shared by some Indian media outlets, including Republic Bangla, claimed that Bangladesh had banned all Indian satellite television channels. The news quickly…
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Bangladesh tragedy twisted by Indian Media: The truth about lawyer’s death
Chittagong, Bangladesh – On November 26, clashes outside the Chittagong Court Building in Bangladesh resulted in the tragic death of lawyer Saiful Islam amid protests over the arrest of…
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First direct Pakistan-Bangladesh cargo ship sparks misinformation in Indian media
Dhaka/New Delhi, November 17, 2024 – The arrival of the MV Yuan Jian Fa Zhong at Chittagong port from Karachi, Pakistan, on November 11 marked a milestone in bilateral…
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Social media and Indian news amplify false claims of religious persecution in Bangladesh
Chittagong, Bangladesh – A localized incident in the Hazari Goli area of Chittagong, Bangladesh, has spiraled into a social media-fueled narrative of communal violence, mischaracterizing a minor dispute as…
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Inside Republic Bangla’s misinformation: How media bias favors Hasina’s government
This investigative report examines Republic Bangla, part of the Republic Media Network, its ownership structure, editorial bias, propagation of misinformation, and how it influences the political discourse in Bangladesh…
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India’s Media Landscape: Misinformation, the Manipur crisis and geopolitical consequences
India’s northeastern state of Manipur has been engulfed in ethnic violence between the Meitei and Kuki communities since May 2023. While the conflict has its roots in long-standing ethnic…
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Bangladesh: Confession from youth arrested in journalist’s murder
Mymensingh, Bangladesh — In a shocking act of violence, 65-year-old journalist Swapan Kumar Bhadra was brutally murdered outside his home in Mymensingh on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The attack…
