No, Viral Video Does Not Show a Hindu Teacher Being Made to Resign in Bangladesh

The video shows Taufiq Islam, a municipal engineer, forced to resign after cigarettes were found in his office.

Fact-check: A fake communal angle is being added to share a video where an official is being made to resign in Bangladesh.

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A video showing a a man stapling a pack of cigarette box on another man's shirt is going viral online to claim that it shows Muslim students forcefully making a Hindu teacher resign from their position in Bangladesh.

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(Archives of similar claims can be viewed here and here.)

What's the truth?: There is no communal angle involved in this incident.

• The video shows Taufiq Islam, a municipal executive engineer, who was forced to resign after cigarette packs were found in his office.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on Google and this led us to a report shared by Bangladeshi news website Bdnews24.

• This was shared on 21 August and it carried a snapshot from the viral video.

• The report stated that it a group forced a government official at Chapainawabganj municipality to resign after they found two packs of cigarettes in his office drawer on 19 August.

• According to the report, the official was identified as Taufiq Islam, an executive engineer with the civic body who is not a Hindu, as claimed.

• More reports by Bangladeshi media outlets about this incident can be seen here and here.

There is no communal angle involved in this incident.

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Conclusion: A fake communal angle is being added to share a video where an official is being made to resign in Bangladesh.

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