Claim: Video showing visuals of Hindus being held hostage and forced to convert to Islam in Bangladesh amid the ongoing 2024 unrest in the country.
Fact-check: A video of protesters offering Namaz in Bangladesh is being shared with a false communal narrative - FACTLY
Verdict: the viral video shows protesters offering namaz on a road in dhaka, bangladesh, during an anti-quota protest. according to reports, on 16 july 2024, students from various private universities protested against the reservation system in bangladesh by blocking the road in front of bashundhara gate in dhaka. during this protest, the students offered zuhr namaz  on the road. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-08-14T04:21:38