Debunked Video Of Protest In Bangladesh Revived As West Bengal

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BOOM had debunked the same video in April 2021, during West Bengal’s Assembly Polls when it was viral with the same claim. We were able to confirm that the video is from Bangladesh as people can be heard speaking in a Bangla dialect native to the country. Also, the number plate of the vehicle shows its registration number in Bangla. We ran a relevant keyword search on Facebook and found the original video was uploaded on March 28, 2021; it was shot at Hathazari. At 4 minutes 33 seconds of the Live footage one can see, Al Hera Tahfizul Quran Islamic Academy located on Rangamati Road, Hathazari, Chittagong. According to the reports the protests erupted in Chittagong as Modi was expected to visit the country in March, 2021. Four people were killed in the clashes between Hefat-e-Islam activists and police during a rally in Hathazari.