DHAKA, Oct 06, 2025 (BSS) - BanglaFact, a fact-checking platform operated by the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB), has identified dissemination of fake comments attributed to the Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Islam through edited photocards of two television channels. 

Recently, on social media, photocards resembling those of Ekattor TV and DBC News have circulated with comments falsely attributed to the Chief Adviser's Press Secretary, according to the BanlgaFact.

For example, a phony DBC News-branded photocard carried the quote, "The government will not lift the ban on Jamaat-Shibir" in Shafiqul Alam's name, while an Ekattor TV-branded one falsely quoted him as saying, "I don't like the activities of Jamaat-Shibir."

BanglaFact's verification confirmed that Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam never made such remarks, and neither DBC News nor Ekattor TV published any photocards containing those comments. 

The two photocards were digitally forged using designs of the original media outlets and circulated on social media linking Shafiqul Alam's name with Jamaat-e-Islami-related issues.

On Sunday, DBC News' verified Facebook page published a genuine photocard titled "The government will not lift the ban on Awami League." This was later edited to create the fake version. 

Similarly, on October 3, Ekattor TV's verified Facebook page published a photocard titled "I don't like travelling abroad: Shafiqul Alam," which was also manipulated to fabricate the viral version.

According to BanglaFact's investigation team, both comments attributed to Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam are false. The manipulated photocards of Ekattor Television and DBC News were circulated on Facebook to spread misinformation.

Fact-checking organizations have found that since last year, rumors and fake information about Bangladesh, particularly regarding the interim government, Khagrachhari issues, and the 2024 July Uprising, has increasingly been spread by Indian media outlets, social media users in India, and several local Facebook accounts.

BanglaFact, one of Bangladesh's leading fact-checking institutions, has identified hundreds of false pieces of information circulating online.