Myanmar's footage being used to mislead people in Khagrachari: Rumor Scanner 

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Published On: 01 Oct 2025, 16:41

DHAKA, Oct 1, 2025 (BSS) - Rumor Scanner, one of the fact-check platforms in the country, has identified false photos being used to mislead people amid recent Khagrachari tensions.

Rumor Scanner investigation team said it has identified couples of rumors centering the recent violence in Khagrachari.

"A photo claiming the Bangladeshi army setting fire at the houses of hilly people was identified as misrepresentation. The photo mainly is a scene of 2016 and the incident took place in the neighboring Myanmar," Rumor Scanner report reads, noting, Bangladesh Army didn't set fire to the residence of hilly people.

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