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Video of Clash Between Muslim Groups in Bangladesh Given a False Communal Twist [Video]

This video shows a clash between two groups from the Muslim community.

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A video is going viral online to claim that it shows an “Islamist mob attacking” Hindu temples, their homes and crops in Sherpur district of Bangladesh.

(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What’s the truth?: The video has been given a false context.

  • Although it is from Bangladesh, it shows a clash between to groups from the Muslim community.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video and this led us to reports shared by Jamuna TV, Dhaka Tribune and The Daily Star.

  • It stated that it shows an attack on shrines and not on Hindu temples.

  • It also stated that this happened in Murshidpur Darbar Sharif in Sherpur, Bangladesh on 26 November 2024.

  • We also found …

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