In recent days, BD politico has hogged attention quite vigorously from Bangladesh’s opposition camp led by a fugitive.
In addition to their regular works of spinning narratives on hourly basis to put up defence for arson attackers and killers, these assets are now out with a make the world believe campaign: BD politico accuses US envoy of meddling in Bangladesh.
The wilderness of this fiction went far ahead to brand BD Politico a plank designed to help Awami League in disrupting the upcoming polls without placing a single shred of proof.
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Joining this bandwagon is a British daily Financial Times, an outlet that found it convenient to play the spokesperson for opposition activists, a classic colonial streak wedded with inherent bias and willful ignorance: a complete ignorance of BNP Jamaat-backed arson attacks, killing spree against innocent people and vandalism, alongside the meddling of US embassy officials to derail the election looming ahead.
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Let’s focus on why FT got it wrong on Bangladesh and why the opposition camp is in all praise for the piece.
“In Bangladesh, the disinformation fuels a tense political climate ahead of polls in early January”, surmised the piece, leaving an imprint on readers’ mind to consider such a campaign is real and appears as the biggest roadblock facing the country.
For the opposition camp and their supporters publication of this narrative is a victory in their bid to cover up a dreadful spree of arson attacks on street vehicles and trains, let alone the killing of police officers reportedly by BNP Jamaat combine, a plot to derail the upcoming election.
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Since October 28, the country has been hit with a horrific spell of arson attacks: hundreds of vehicles are torched, at least two bus helpers were burnt to death, several police officers were beaten to death and scores sustained burn injuries.
On the other hand, removing rail tracks, attaching iron plates on rail line caused derailment of trains, another sign of mass murder to infuse a climate of fear among general people.
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Another key takeaway for the attack on BD Politico is the report exposing US envoy’s interference into internal affairs ahead of the election.
“US diplomats interfering in Bangladesh elections and blamed for political violence” a claim referred by FT to slur bd politico.
Reality is the open meddling of US officials in Bangladesh stands as a fact exposed not only by BD politico, even several independent media outlets heavily reported on the possible nexus among local embassy staffs and opposition activists.
First US ambassador himself is responsible for such reportage given his ceaseless rants to intervene in the political affairs on a daily basis while the envoy has publicly showed his deep interest to sermonize the people and even threatening media persons with sanction drawing rebukes from 190 members of civil society also.
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Such threats against freedom of press have raised heckles among journalists but the FT writer did not deem the threat an interference on freedom of press. Several outlets carried reports of US planning regime change in Bangladesh.
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Prior to the October 28 violence, a flurry of activity by US Embassy officials reportedly came to light giving rise to the questionable role played by officials.
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Moreover by virtue of his works, the envoy has been hailed as “GOD” by war criminals and their principal allies in Bangladesh.
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The refusal of the envoy to pay tribute on the martyred intellectual day last year was also criticized by people believe in the spirit of independent Bangladesh.
Last but not the least is another allegation framed against BD politico as a platform of Awami League, another classic case of casting slurs without any proof right from the opposition playbook. The next episode will expose how an entire cabal—a mix of opposition activists masquerading as independent analysts and journalists alongside former diplomats—is at work on X to mislead the global community about arson attackers and killers ahead of the election.