DHAKA, June 2, 2025 (BSS) - Fact-checking body BanglaFact and media research team of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) have binned the news on laundering $20b in 10 months spiraling on social media identifying that untrue information and misleading news were spread out to hide money laundering issues for long times during Awami League regime.

BanglaFact's investigation called misleading the social media posts claiming that nearly 20 billion dollar were siphoned off from the country in the last 10 months.

The fact-check body found that the claim of money laundering was propagated on social media using the two confusing news headlines on the issue from two mainstream news outlets kaler Kantho and Bangladsh Pratidin. 

It also referred to different reports of mainstream media saying that on May 27, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur exposed the annual report of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence when he said around 18-20 billion dollar had been laundered during Awami League period. 

He also said during the last ten months, more than 27 thousands dubious transactions were found out as well.

Referring to this information, kaler Kantho and Bangladsh Pratidin reported news with headline '27 thousand dubious transaction took place in 10 months, $ 20 billion laundered' and also revealed photo card with the same headlines.

BanglaFact said seeing the two headlines it could be determined that 20 billion dollars were laundered in last 10 months.

The two mainstream newspapers however changed their headlines, it said.

The BanglaFact team said the two newspapers in fact presented the proper information in the body of the news. But, due to their confusing headlines, the discussed claim went on viral, it said.