“Video showing visuals of Hindus being held hostage and forced to convert to Islam in Bangladesh amid the ongoing 2024 unrest in the country.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video shows protesters offering Namaz on a road in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during an anti-quota protest. According to reports, on 16 July 2024, students from various private universities protested against the reservation system in Bangladesh by blocking the road in front of Bashundhara Gate in Dhaka. During this protest, the students offered Zuhr Namaz (the second prayer performed in the afternoon) on the road.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 August 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 August 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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