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137 fake FB accounts, pages identified in PM's name: State Minister

Published : Thursday, 12 November, 2026 at 9:51 PM

Observer Online Report

A total of 137 fake Facebook accounts, pages and groups operating using the name and photographs of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman have been identified by ‘BanglaFact’, said State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yaser Khan Chowdhury.

The minister said, the accounts were identified through BanglaFact, a digital initiative of the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

He disclosed the information on Thursday (November 12) in reply to a question from BNP reserved-seat lawmaker Shirin Sultana in Parliament.

The state minister said, BanglaFact was actively working against fake information, misinformation, hate speech and attempts at character assassination circulating online.

To combat propaganda, malicious campaigns and misleading news, the organisation has so far published 1,172 fact-checks, analytical and investigative reports, as well as videos and reels. Of these, 552 have been published since the current government assumed office.

He further said BanglaFact had identified 19 websites that spread propaganda and misinformation by imitating newspapers and television channels.

In addition, more than 800 Facebook accounts and over 100 X accounts involved in spreading misleading and false information have been identified.

The state minister said BanglaFact currently verifies an average of three to five claims every day and publishes reports, reels and videos based on its findings.

A ‘Fact-checking Manual’ will soon be published to help members of the public and media professionals, he added.

He also said features and awareness messages on relevant issues, collected from public relations officers of different ministries, were being published regularly to raise public awareness.

These features and messages are published on the official Facebook page of the Department of Information and on national dailies.

-MT

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