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Bangladesh steps up surveillance of Chinese vloggers accused of defaming India

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 12 Nov, 14:34 IST, latest 12 Nov, 15:54 IST

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What we know

6 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 12 Nov, 14:34 IST; the latest is from Deccan Chronicle at 12 Nov, 15:54 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by6 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 14:34 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 15:54 IST
DeskIndia

What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

Chinese nationals accused of filming low-income neighbourhoods in Dhaka and falsely portraying them as areas in India have reduced their activities after Bangladeshi law enforcement increased surveillance following concerns raised by India. Authorities are…
Dhaka: Chinese nationals accused of filming poor Dhaka neighbourhoods and falsely presenting the footage as scenes from India have scaled down their activities following increased surveillance by local law enforcement agencies, after New Delhi raised concern…
Officials intensified oversight of visiting digital creators to prevent the circulation of misleading narratives on social media.
Mohammad Khalid Mansur, officer-in-charge of Uttara West Police Station, said the activities of the Chinese vloggers have decreased following the intervention of law enforcement agencies, the Prothom Alo newspaper reported on Thursday.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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