The chief adviser鈥檚 Press Wing debunked two news stories on Wednesday published by several Indian media outlets and labeled them as misleading and fake.
India.com published an article titled 鈥楤angladesh to get bankrupt like Pakistan!鈥� which claims that many clothing brands are now shifting their focus to Indian manufacturers from Bangladesh to meet their demands.
The CA Press Facts on its Facebook page called the article misleading saying that export earnings of Bangladesh for November 2024 amounted to $4.12 billion, reflecting a robust 15.63 per cent growth compared to the previous month.
Cumulatively, exports during the July鈥揘ovember 2024 period reached $16.11 billion, achieving a 12.34 per cent growth compared to $14.34 billion in the same period last year.
The apparel sector contributed significantly with $3.06 billion in November, marking an impressive 16.25 per cent growth from $2.84 billion in October, it said.
Meanwhile, several Indian media outlets, including ABP Ananda and Sangbad Pratidin, on December 10 claimed that an ISKCON member was attacked in Dhaka's Uttara area.
In its Facebook post, the CA Press Wing said that Krishna Priya Nitai Das, the priest of Radharaman Temple (ISKCON Uttara) in Dhaka's Uttara area, said that he did not know of any incident of attack on any ISKCON devotees or members in the Uttara area.
Police in Dhaka also said they had not received any such complaints, it said.
The Indian media did not reveal the identity of the 鈥榲ictim.鈥� Neither the Bangladesh Police nor any ISKCON leader has made any statement in these reports, which, in overall consideration, identifies the news as untrue, motivated, and against journalistic ethics.
Hrishikesh Gouranga Das, the central leader of Bangladesh ISKCON, said that an attempt is being made to give a communal shape to a recent family incident in Uttara. He also said that the youth involved in family matters is not an ISKCON member.