The video of the Airport Police Battalion guarding the Bangladesh airport is being shared with the false claim that it shows the presence of the Indian Army in Bangladesh.
New Delhi (Vishvas News). Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, a video showing security personnel passing through an airport is circulating on social media. The video is being shared with claims that it shows the Indian Army at a Bangladeshi airport amid the crisis and that its presence there is being questioned.
Vishvas News investigated the claim and found it to be misleading. The security guards seen in the viral video do not belong to the Indian Army but to the Armed Police Battalion (APB), which is responsible for securing the Jatiya Sankranti International Airport.
What goes viral?
Social media user “Mohammad Uddin” (archive) shared the video with the caption “Why is the Indian Army at Bangladesh airport…?”
Several other users have shared similar videos, claiming that the security forces shown in the video are members of the Indian Army.
Investigation
On examining the key frames of these videos, it is clear that the uniforms of the soldiers do not match those of the Indian Army. Further investigation revealed a verified Facebook page of the Airport Army Police Battalion, the security force that guards the Jatiya Sankranti International Airport.
The logo visible in the viral video matches that of the Armed Police Battalion. In addition, a similar video was shared by the channel @muktadirnewage, identifying the security forces as members of the Armed Police Battalion (APB) at Dhaka airport.
Our investigation found that the security forces depicted in the viral video are part of the Bangladesh Armed Police Battalion and not the Indian Army or any other Indian security force. Boom Live Bangladesh fact-checker Taushif Akbar confirmed that the soldiers in the video belonged to the Bangladesh Armed Police Battalion.
According to recent news reports, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country amid ongoing protests against the quota system.
Even after Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, violence in Bangladesh continued.
According to a report in the Indian Express, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addressed Parliament on the Bangladesh issue and said, “India is maintaining a wait-and-see attitude regarding the situation in Bangladesh. We are monitoring the situation and my team and I are on high alert.”
You can find further fact-checks on the unrest in Bangladesh here.
Diploma:
The video of the Airport Police Battalion guarding the Bangladesh airport is being shared with the false claim that it shows the presence of the Indian Army in Bangladesh.
- Verification of the claim: Indian Army presence at airports across Bangladesh
- Claimed by: Facebook users
- Fact check: INCORRECT
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