Recently, a video has been widely shared, depicting a crowd demanding that a woman resign from her position, with claims that extremists in Bangladesh forced a Hindu woman to step down. However, D-Intent Data has discovered that the actual situation is different. The individual in the video is Amena Begum, the Principal of Kabi Nazrul Government College. Nothing to do with Hindu women government officials.
The video disseminated with communal claims
Several social users, influencers and propagandists have shared the video of a crowd creating a ruckus inside an office and made false communal claims.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter), propagandist and self-proclaimed OSINT account @RealBababanaras wrote. In Bangladesh, the terrorists of Jamaat-e-Islami & BNP are now forcing Hindu government officials to write resignation letters and throwing them out of government service. Besides, they are still massacring Hindus and kidnapping and raping women.
Another propaganda account @ajaychauhan41 has also disseminated the video and wrote, The worst has begun.In Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP terrorists are now forcing Hindu government officials to resign and expel them from government service. In addition, they are still massacring Hindus and abducting and raping women. (Translated from Hindi). Later, he deleted the post.
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also shared the video and made similar communal claims. Their posts can be seen here. @jpsin1, @TufailChaturve, @nshuklain, @VIKRAMPRATAPSIN, @bloody_media. AmitLeliSlayer , DanishKaneria61
The truth about the viral video, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video of people forcing a woman to resign from her post came to our notice, we conducted research and found that the incident had nothing to do with Hindu women as claimed by the users.
To verify the claims made by the users. We conducted research using relevant keywords on Google which led us to several media reports regarding the incident. According to the media reports(1, 2), Amena Begum, principal of Kabi Nazrul Government College, resigned in the face of anti-discrimination students. The protesting students blocked the principal in her office and raised slogans against her. At that time, the principal of Kabi Nazrul Government College, Amena Begum, resigned by writing ‘I resigned’ on a white paper with the principal’s signature and seal in the face of the student’s demands.
Hence, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the woman in the video is not a Hindu woman but a Muslim woman who was forced to resign from her position.
Intent
Social media users, influencers and propagandists are circulating videos from Bangladesh violence with misleading claims to set their narrative based on religion.
Conclusion
Claim– A Hindu woman was forced to resign from her position after the violence in Bangladesh.
Fact– The woman is not a Hindu government official but a Muslim woman named Amena Begum.
