Indian media frames the murder of a Jubo Dal leader as post-verdict violence following Hasina’s sentencing

Anandabazar Patrika, while describing “repeated flare-ups of tension” in Bangladesh following the announcement of Sheikh Hasina’s verdict, wrote: “According to the Bangladeshi daily The Daily Star, a Jubo Dal (the BNP’s youth wing) activist was allegedly shot dead in Dhaka’s Pallabi area on Monday evening.” However, The Daily Star’s report made no suggestion whatsoever that the incident was connected to the verdict.

India Today not only portrayed the killing as part of the post-verdict unrest but also asserted that “clashes broke out between Awami League supporters, their opponents, and the police”—a claim for which there is no factual basis. No clashes involving the Awami League were reported anywhere in the country after the verdict was announced on Monday. The outlet also embedded a video in its story which, in fact, depicts an incident from the Dhanmondi 32 area. While a confrontation did occur there between police and demonstrators, those demonstrators were neither Awami League supporters nor were they protesting the verdict.