An image circulating online, purportedly shows former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina having a meal in India. The image has been shared with the claim that the Indian government invited Sheikh Hasina and served different types of food. However, D-Intent Data has found that the image was not recent but an old image from Mirzapur, Bangladesh.
Sharing the image on X (Formerly Twitter) propagandist account @Rekhaism wrote. “Our people are dying of hunger and Modi ji is feeding mutton kebabs to this bastard. I have heard about childhood love but this love of old age may drown the country”. (Translated from Hindi)
The truth about the image of Sheikh Hasina, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the image of the Former PM of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina having a meal came to our notice. Subsequently we conducted research and analysis of the photo. And found that this photo was not from India but an old photo from Bangladesh’s Mirzapur.
To verify the claims made by the users, we performed a reverse image search on Google Lens. This led us to media reports containing the same image published in March 2019.
According to the media reports (Archived), Hasina attended the commemoration and award ceremony of Martyr Danveer Ranadaprasad Saha at Bharateshwari Homes, Kumudini Complex in 2019. Following the ceremony, the Kumudini family, known for their hospitality, organized a 31-course traditional Bengali meal in honor of Hasina. Hence, this image is not recent and has no connection to India.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the image of the Former PM of Bangladesh Sheikh having a meal was not from India. But an old image from Mirzapur, Bangladesh.
Intent
Social media users, influencers and propagandists are circulating old images of Sheikh Hasina to set their narrative against Indian PM Narendra Modi and Former PM of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
Conclusion
Claim– The image shows Former PM Sheikh Hasina having a meal served by government officials in India.
Fact– This is an old image from Mirzapur, Bangladesh. Nothing to do with India.
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