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Joined March 2020
Rumor Scanner identified more than 40 instances of Bangladesh-related communal rumors spread by Indians. In the first part, we published 10 of them, and here in the second part, we are publishing 15 more factchecks of communal rumors spread by Indians on X. – at Dhaka, Bangladesh
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The claim that a Hindu female teacher was attacked by Islamists in Bangladesh is false.
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The claim that the video shows an attack on Hindus in Bangladesh is false.
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The claim that a Hindu woman was attacked by Islamists in Bangladesh is false. The video shows a robbery incident and the woman seen in the video is Muslim.
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A video of a murder that took place in June 2024, during the Awami League rule, has been shared with the false claim that it shows a recent killing of an Awami League leader under the current government.
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Video of a woman being sexually harassed in Pakistan falsely shared as an incident in Kushtia.
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The claim that Lionel Messi unfollowed FIFA President Gianni Infantino after the final is false. His following count has remained unchanged since July 16.
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The video shows locals vandalising the houses of Md Sumon and Ainuddin over alleged drug dealer claims in Itna Upazila of Kishoreganj, not Muslims attacking a Hindu house in Bangladesh.
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ছয় বছর পেরিয়ে সপ্তম বছরে পা রাখলো রিউমর স্ক্যানার। দীর্ঘ এই পথচলায় পাশে থাকা সকল শুভানুধ্যায়ীদের প্রতি আমাদের অজস্র ধন্যবাদ ও কৃতজ্ঞতা।
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The claim that a Hindu was attacked in Bangladesh after Jamaat-e-Islami lost the election is false. In reality, the video is old and shows a man who came to attend Begum Khaleda Zia’s funeral prayer, allegedly assaulted for chanting "Joy Bangla" slogan.
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The video shared with the claim that ballot papers are being counted before the election started, implying night-time vote rigging, is old and actually shows vote counting from a previous election. The ballots visible in the video feature the boat symbol, which is not part of today’s polls.
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In 2025, Rumor Scanner identified disinformation about Bangladesh in 140 reports published by 73 Indian media outlets. Detailed Report: rumorscanner.com/en/fact-fil…
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A Muslim youth named Siam was killed in the recent crude bomb incident in Dhaka’s Moghbazar. However, Indian accounts falsely portrayed him as Christian and depicted the incident as an Anti-Christian attack.
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The video showing police dragging a man is not of Dipu Chandra Das. It is an old video from November showing a Dhaka college student, long before the tragic incident.
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Rumor Scanner investigation confirmed that he is a Bangladeshi citizen after reviewing his Facebook profile, national identity card and academic certificates. The claim that he is a student of North South University is also false.
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The video being shared by some Indian accounts, claiming “Bangladeshi Islamists chopped the hair of students who wear western clothes and don’t keep a beard,” is false. It is actually footage of a symbolic haircut protest held last September, following an incident in which an elderly man’s hair was forcibly cut.
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The claim that the Pakistan Army Quick Response Force (QRF) rescued 41 Bangladeshi soldiers in Sudan during the UN base attack is false.
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ভূমিকম্পে বাংলাদেশে ফ্লাইওভার ভেঙ্গে পড়েছে দাবিতে এবার এআই ভিডিও ছড়াচ্ছে ভারতীয় মিডিয়া।
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The viral claim that a Hindu girl was raped in Gazipur is false.
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