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Friday | November 13, 2026 | Dhaka

137 fake Facebook accounts found using PM’s name, photos

State Minister Yasser Khan informs JS of efforts to counter online disinfo, impersonation
 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:04 AM, 13 November 2026

A total of 137 fake Facebook accounts, pages and groups using Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s name and photographs have been identified by BanglaFact, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury told Parliament on Thursday.

He disclosed the information in response to a starred question from BNP lawmaker Sherin Sultana (Women Seat-2) during the question-and-answer session.

The state minister replied on behalf of Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman, who was absent from the House.

The day’s proceedings began at 4:20pm, with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, presiding. Sherin Sultana asked what measures the ministry had taken to raise public awareness, ensure prompt action on complaints and improve coordination among relevant agencies to prevent the spread of manipulated images of women, blackmail and defamation through fake social media accounts, and online harassment of children.

In his reply, Yasser Khan Choudhury said BanglaFact, a digital initiative of the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, was working to counter fake information, disinformation, hate speech and online character assassination.

He said BanglaFact had so far published 1,172 fact-checks, analyses, investigative reports, videos and reels to challenge propaganda, malicious campaigns and misleading news. Of these, 552 had been published since the present government took office.

The initiative had also identified 19 websites designed to imitate newspapers and television channels to spread propaganda and disinformation, he added.

According to the state minister, BanglaFact had identified more than 800 Facebook accounts and over 100 accounts on X that were spreading false and misleading information.

He said BanglaFact currently verified an average of three to five claims every day and published reports, reels and videos based on its findings.

A fact-checking manual would also be published soon to help members of the public and journalists carry out fact-checking activities, he added.