Dhaka: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday clarified that false and misleading information is being circulated in its name regarding allegations of fake votes in the 13th parliamentary election.
According to United News of Bangladesh, TIB issued a press release stating that information presented at a recent press conference, which coincided with the release of its report titled ‘Observation of the 13th National Parliamentary Election Process and Affidavit-Based Analysis,’ has been misinterpreted. This misinterpretation has resulted in confusion among the public.
TIB explained that its field-level research was conducted through a random sampling method, collecting data from 70 selected constituencies. It was noted that incidents involving one or more fake votes were reported in 21.4 percent of these constituencies. However, the organization emphasized that interpreting this finding to suggest that 21.4 percent of votes cast nationwide were fake is “completely incorrect, baseless and misleading.”
TIB urged media outlets that have misrepresented or inaccurately reported the information to publish corrections promptly. The organization warned that failure to correct these errors could be considered an intentional act of misleading the public.