DHAKA, Jan 24, 2025 (BSS) - The Indian Express report titled “Minorities targeted, bid to rewrite history, take revenge for 1971 events” published on Friday, is misleading and is part of a well-organised propaganda campaign run by Indian media, the Chief Adviser Press Wing said.

"The newspaper projected the arrest of three Awami League MPs as attacks on minorities using the crime suspects’ religious identity," the CA press wing said in a statement posted on it verified Facebook page - CA Press Wing Facts.

Referring to Awami League leaders, The Indian Express reported that there were around 2,000 incidents of arson, looting, and burning involving the minorities (Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians) between August 5 and August 20, 2024, and "scattered attacks" were still taking place every day. 

A police report on January 11 has revealed that most attacks on minorities since August 4, 2024, were politically motivated.

The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has claimed that there have been a total of 1,769 incidents of communal attacks and vandalism against minorities in Bangladesh. 

Bangladesh Police has collected a list of complaints prepared by the council. The police have contacted the relevant individuals and authorities from minority communities who are alleged to have been targeted in this violence, the statement read. 

The police investigated every place, institution, and individual according to the Council’s list.

Police investigations revealed that 1,234 incidents were politically motivated and 20 were communal. At least 161 allegations were found to be false. Appropriate legal action was taken where the reported communal attacks took place, the CA press wing claimed.

Quoting a Hasina follower, The Indian Express reported that there is an attempt to rewrite history and take revenge for the historic events of 1971, undermining the interim government’s endeavour to correct historical facts distorted by the fallen dictator during her 16 years of misrule, according to the statement.