Lakshmipur:BanglaFact has identified an edited video circulating on social media that falsely portrays Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee as speaking about Durga Puja inside a mosque before Friday prayers.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, BanglaFact, the fact-checking and media research wing of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), reported that a portion of the minister's remarks at the Durga Puja programme had been extracted and attached to a separate video showing him addressing people inside a mosque.
Anee recently attended a programme at the Chou Pallay Barahi Temple Puja Mandap in Lakshmipur on the occasion of Durga Puja, where he visited the mandap and exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community.