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“Geetanjali Barua, the principal of Azimpur Govt. Girls School & College was tied to a tree and was forced to resign in Dhaka, Bangladesh.”
Social media posts Claim dated 4 Aug 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

Geetanjali Barua, the principal of Azimpur Govt. Girls School & College resigned following student agitation over allegations of corruption, question paper leaks, and mistreatment of students. However, the woman tied to the tree in the viral photo is neither Principal Geetanjali Barua nor any of the teachers at the institute. She claimed to be an alumna of the college, but this has been denied by the college management. The protesting students tied her to a tree for obstructing them, but she ...

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 4 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 August 2024, 17 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

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