Bangladesh

Video of Muslim gathering in Pakistan falsely shared as Bangladesh ‘mini-hajj’
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Protesters set fire to ex-Bangladesh PM’s family home
Protesters in Bangladesh have vandalised and set fire to the former family home of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as those of other members of her party.The...
Bangladesh scuffle picture misrepresented as Myanmar unrest
Misrepresented images continued to swirl on social media around the unrest in Myanmar's western Rakhine state that is riven with ethnic and religious divisions. Burmese Facebook posts in January...
Clip of vandalised mosque in India falsely linked to attack against minorities in Bangladesh
Minorities in Sunni Muslim-majority Bangladesh have encountered a string of attacks after long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina was ousted in August 2024, but a video of a vandalised mosque...
Video shows mosque demolition documentary screening in India, not Bangladesh
As Muslim-majority Bangladesh saw a spate of reprisal attacks against its minority Hindu community, a video was shared online with a false claim that it shows the screening of...
Video shows attack on Muslim shrine, not ‘Hindu temple in Bangladesh’
As religious tensions spiked in Bangladesh following the arrest of a Hindu leader, social media users in neighbouring India falsely claimed a video showed a group of "Sunni Bangladeshis"...
Bangladesh asks India for extradition of former prime minister
Bangladesh's interim government has asked neighbouring India to extradite fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.The request was sent to the Indian government in the form of a verbal note,...
Muslim lawyer killed in Bangladesh violence was not part of arrested Hindu monk’s legal team
Supporters of an arrested Hindu monk calling for the protection of Bangladesh's Hindu minority clashed with the police in the port city of Chittagong in November, with a Muslim...
Old video of Pakistan temple attack falsely linked to anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh
Religious tensions soared in Bangladesh in the chaotic aftermath of autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina's toppling, with Hindus targeted in attacks based on the minority faith's perceived support for her...
Video of Indian temple ritual falsely linked to Hindu attacks in Bangladesh
Following reports of attacks against Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, a video spread in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a Muslim mob vandalising an idol of a...
Indonesian fishermen rescue 116 Rohingya refugees
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian fishermen on Saturday rescued 116 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, after their rickety boat sank, officials said.The group had sailed...
Italian court orders migrants held in Albania to be taken to Italy
An Italian court has ruled that seven migrants held in an offshore asylum-processing centre in Albania must be brought to Italy, in another setback for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's...