News24, Zee News misreport hotel fire in Bangladesh as Hindu temple incident
Dhaka: Following the coup in Bangladesh and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's departure from the country, social media has been flooded with videos of looting and arson. One such video, showing a building on fire, has been falsely circulated as a Hindu temple set ablaze by Muslim fundamentalists.
The Twitter account Visegrád 24 shared the video, claiming the burning building was a Hindu temple. This misinformation was further propagated by News24 and Zee News Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, which also described the viral video as a Hindu temple on fire.
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 6, 2024
The ethnic violence continues in Bangladesh.
Islamist have set a Hindu business on fire pic.twitter.com/RsJXRET74s
Fact-checking by Bangladeshi fact-checker Sohanur Rahman revealed that the building in question is actually the Raj Palace Coffee Shop & Restaurant in Satkhira, Bangladesh, not a Hindu temple. This was corroborated by information found on the Facebook page Kalaroa Speech and images on Google Maps.
Fake Alert❌
— Shohanur Rahman (@Sohan_RSB) August 6, 2024
This isn't a temple, it's actually a restaurant in Satkhira. pic.twitter.com/wmfYZ0fknO
Despite this, the false claim was shared by several social media users, including Sunanda Roy, Hindu Voice, and Random Sena, known for spreading fake information.
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UP CM Adityanath's plane makes emergency landing in Agra due to technical snag
Agra/Lucknow, Mar 26 (PTI): An aircraft carrying Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made an emergency landing at the Agra airport shortly after take off due to a technical snag, officials said.
The chief minister resumed his journey to Lucknow after over two hours, they said.
Adityanath was in Agra for a public event to mark the eighth anniversary of the BJP government in the state.
"After the programme, the chief minister was scheduled to leave from the Kheria Airport in Agra around 3.30 pm. The aircraft took off but returned shortly apparently due to a snag, which was then inspected by officials," a police official told PTI.
"The chief minister finally resumed his onward journey around 5.30 pm from Kheria," the official added.
Senior Agra district administration and police officials remained at the airport while the chief minister waited there. BJP supporters and local politicians were also present outside the airport.
Earlier in the day, Adityanath inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 128 projects worth Rs 635.22 crore at 'Vikas Utsav' held in Agra to mark the completion of eight years of his government.
"Residents of Agra now have access to metro rail services, officially making Agra a metro city. The construction of the civil terminal at the airport is in its final stages," he said, adding that previous governments failed to provide these facilities.
