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AFP
17-07-2025
- Politics
- AFP
Video of flag vendor beating in Bangladesh falsely shared as incident in India
The 12-second clip of a uniformed man hitting another man carrying a bundle of flags was shared on Facebook on June 15, with the Hindi-language caption praising an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier for the "treatment given to a Bangladeshi flag seller in West Bengal". "There should be restrictive action against traitors who live in India and hoist the flags of enemy nations Pakistan, Bangladesh and Palestine. Action should also be taken against those who make and sell these flags," adds the caption. Show Hide Content warning Show Image Screenshot of the false Facebook post taken July 15, 2025, with a red X mark added by AFP Hide The clip surfaced on Facebook and X as India deported hundreds of people to Bangladesh without trial, officials on both sides said, drawing condemnation from activists and lawyers who call the recent expulsions illegal and based on ethnic profiling (archived link). New Delhi says the people deported are undocumented migrants. However, the move has triggered fear among India's estimated 200 million Muslims, especially among speakers of Bengali, a widely spoken language in both eastern India and Bangladesh. Bangladesh, largely encircled by land by India, has seen relations with New Delhi turn icy since a mass uprising in 2024 toppled Dhaka's government that was led by Sheikh Hasina, an Indian ally. However, the clip was filmed in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, not India. A reverse image search on Google using keyframes from clip found it used in a news report published on the verified YouTube channel of Bangladeshi news portal Dhaka Post on June 12, 2025 (archived link). The Bengali-language report is titled, "Army gifts 100,000 Bangladeshi Taka (US$824) to a flag seller injured in baton charge". Image Screenshot comparison of the clip shared in false posts (L) and the video shared by Dhaka Post The report states the Bangladeshi army compensated the flag seller after he was hit by a soldier who was attempting to control crowds during a football match between Bangladesh and Singapore on June 10. The same video was also used by Bangladeshi media outlet News1 TV in its report about the flag seller's compensation, while another local outlet Jugantor reported the beating took place as soldiers tried to push back crowds -- some without tickets -- who tried to rush the gates of the stadium (archived links here and ). The army described it as an "unintentional and isolated incident", the reports added.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
In lungi and wheelchair, ex-Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid flies out to Thailand amid murder case and regime collapse
Former Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid has left the country on Thursday, months after the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the violent July uprising, according to local media reports. Nine months after the dramatic toppling of the Sheikh Hasina government in a student-led uprising , former Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has quietly fled the country, reportedly donning a lungi and wheeled through the airport in a wheelchair in the dead of night. According to Dhaka Post, Hamid boarded a Thai Airways flight at 3:05 am Thursday, accompanied by his wife, brother, and brother-in-law. The image of the once-powerful President leaving in a humble lungi has gone viral, captured by a security camera and now emblematic of the fall of the Awami League. Hamid, who served two terms as President, is reportedly facing a murder charge. But unlike many top Awami League leaders who were arrested at airports or while crossing borders, he appears to have been allowed to leave the country unimpeded. 'According to Articles 34 and 102 of the Constitution, no Bangladeshi citizen can be prevented from travelling unless there is a specific ban from the court. We have not received any instructions to ban him. There was no request or application from the police to detain or arrest him in any case,' an airport official told Dhaka Post. Since Sheikh Hasina fled to India following the August 5 uprising, several senior Awami League figures have either been jailed or disappeared. The new interim government is being led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus . Hamid has not been seen in public since the transition. Meanwhile, a political counter-wave is building. Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka last week after medical treatment in London. Her return turned into a massive street rally as thousands of BNP supporters lined the roads from the airport to her residence in Gulshan. She was accompanied by her daughters-in-law and flown home on a special plane sent by Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Zia's son Tarique Rahman, who has been living in London for 17 years due to numerous cases filed during Hasina's rule, now leads the BNP from abroad.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Footage of protester hit with tear gas falsely linked to religious tension in Bangladesh
"In Bangladesh, acid is being thrown on Hindu women in broad daylight for coming out without wearing a burqa," reads a Bengali-language Facebook post shared on February 18, 2025. It includes a video that shows a woman trying to cover her face with her backpack while two other men beside her shout and ask for water to help her. A burqa is a one-piece overgarment that covers the entire head and body, with a mesh panel to see through. Acid attacks on women have dropped dramatically in Bangladesh after it enacted tough new laws that threatened the death penalty for anyone convicted of the crime (archived link). According to the Acid Survivors Foundation, there were 494 reported attacks in 2002 when the new measures came into force, but the number dropped to eight in 2019. The false clip surfaced as minority communities faced a string of violence since a student-led uprising toppled long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024 (archived link). In the chaotic days following her ouster, Hindus -- seen by some as having backed Hasina -- as well as Muslim Sufi shrines have been targeted by Islamist hardliners. It was shared alongside similar claims elsewhere on Facebook. But a reverse image search with keyframes of the footage led to a longer version of the clip that local online news portal Dhaka Post published on its Facebook page on February 13 (archived link). It shows a tear gas canister exploding in front of a group of protesters before riot police move in to disperse them. "Students clash with police in front of the Secretariat," says the video's caption. The clip in the false post can be seen from the 2:39 mark of the video report. Another outlet Prothom Alo also published footage showing the same scene (archived link). The Dhaka Tribune reported that police dispersed protests staged by students from Narsingdi Textile Engineering College against the institution's closure (archived link). Ashikuzzaman Limon, the man seen on the left of the Dhaka Post clip and a second-year student at the college, told AFP on April 27 that no burqa or acid was involved in the incident. "The way the footage is being shared is not right," Limon told AFP on April 27, 2025. "She was hit with tear gas hurled by police while we were protesting in front of the secretariat." Bangladesh fact-checking organisation Rumor Scanner also published a report dismissing the claim as false. AFP has debunked a wave of misinformation sparked by religious tensions in Bangladesh.
AFP
30-04-2025
- Politics
- AFP
Footage of protester hit with tear gas falsely linked to religious tension in Bangladesh
"In Bangladesh, acid is being thrown on Hindu women in broad daylight for coming out without wearing a eads a Bengali-language Facebook post shared on It includes a video that shows a woman trying to cover her face with her backpack while two other men beside her shout and ask for water to help her. Image Screenshot of the false post taken on April 28, 2025 Acid attacks on women have dropped dramatically in Bangladesh after it enacted tough new laws that threatened the death penalty for anyone convicted of the crime (archived link). According to the Acid Survivors Foundation, there were 494 reported attacks in 2002 when the new measures came into force, but the number dropped to eight in 2019. The false clip surfaced as minority communities faced a string of violence since a student-led uprising toppled long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina in August 2024 (archived link). In the chaotic days following her ouster, Hindus -- seen by some as having backed Hasina -- as well as Muslim Sufi shrines have been targeted by Islamist hardliners. It was shared alongside similar claims elsewhere on Facebook. But a reverse image search with keyframes of the footage led to a longer version of the clip that local online news portal Dhaka Post published on its Facebook page on February 13 (archived link). It shows a tear gas canister exploding in front of a group of protesters before riot police move in to disperse them. "Students clash with police in front of the Secretariat," says the video's caption. The clip in the false post can be seen from the 2:39 mark of the video report. Image Screenshot comparison of the footage shared in the false post (left) and the video published by Dhaka Post Another outlet Prothom Alo also published footage showing the same scene (archived link). The Dhaka Tribune reported that police dispersed protests staged by students from Narsingdi Textile Engineering College against the institution's closure (archived link). , the man seen on the left of the Dhaka Post clip and a second-year student at the college, told AFP on April 27 that no burqa or acid was involved in the incident. "The way the footage is being shared is not right," Limon told AFP on April 27, 2025. "She was hit with tear gas hurled by police while we were protesting in front of the secretariat." AFP has debunked a wave of misinformation sparked by religious tensions in Bangladesh.
