CA press wing debunks more misinfo on Indian media

Chief Adviser's Press Wing yesterday debunked two news stories published by several Indian media outlets and labelled them as misleading and fake.

India.com published an article titled "Bangladesh to get bankrupt like Pakistan!" which claims that many clothing brands are now shifting their focus to India.

The press wing on its Facebook page, The CA Press Facts, called the article misleading.

It said Bangladesh's export earnings for November 2024 grew by 15.63 percent compared to the previous month. The apparel sector earned an extra $1.77 billion during July-November, a 12.34 percent rise compared to last year's July-November earnings.

The data solidifies the fact that Bangladesh is neither going bankrupt nor losing any international brand's support any time soon, said the post.

Meanwhile, ABP Ananda and Sangbad Pratidin, two other Indian outlets, claimed that an attack took place on an ISKCON member in Dhaka's Uttara area. The outlets, however, did not reveal the victim's identity.

The Press Wing of CA said the news is also misleading.

Krishna Priya Nitai Das, the priest of Radharaman Temple (ISKCON Uttara), said that he was not aware of any such attack on any ISKCON devotees or members in the area, the post cited him as saying.

According to the post, police also said they did not receive any such complaints.

According to the post, Hrishikesh Gouranga Das, a central leader of Bangladesh ISKCON, said an attempt is being made to give a communal twist to a recent incident of familial dispute in Uttara.

The youth in question is not an ISKCON member, he added.

Since the student-led uprising toppled the 15-year rule of the Sheikh Hasina-led government, the relations between India and Bangladesh remain under considerable strain.

India -- Hasina's biggest international patron and the destination of her exile -- has accused the interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus of failing to protect minority Hindus. Dhaka has accused New Delhi of destabilising the country by spreading fictitious stories.

The Yunus administration has acknowledged and condemned attacks on Hindus but said in many cases they were motivated by politics rather than religion.

It has accused India of exaggerating the scale of the violence and running a "propaganda campaign".