Fact-check: Viral claims of Jamaat leaders losing 53 seats by narrow margins in the election are wrong.
Analysis by @dismislab:
📊 Only 22 seats had margins <5,000 votes
⚖️ Jamaat & allies actually won 11 (BNP allies won 9).
en.dismislab.com/narrow-defea...
#BangladeshElections2026
Update from Jamuna TV (13 Feb - 4 AM BDT):
Unofficial results from 249 seats (out of 300)
* BNP Alliance - 187
* Jamaat Alliance - 56
* Others - 6
The plebiscite on reform (Daily Star) - Yes 73 % - No 27%
BNP alliance is poised to win.
#BangladeshElections2026 #Vote
Rumor Scanner Live
🚨 #Bangladesh #Election Day Rumor Watch!
Uncover the truth behind 88 rumours spread during the election. Get the facts directly from Rumour Scanner Bangladesh live link:
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Update from Jamuna TV:
Unofficial results from 112 seats (out of 300)
- BNP Alliance - 85
- Jamaat Alliance - 26
- Others - 1
The plebiscite on reform (DBC TV) - Yes 77 % - No 23%
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As results begin to emerge, these credible sources are worth following for verified updates and in-depth coverage of the 13th National #Election of #Bangladesh.
1) election.dhakatribune.com
2) election.netra.news/home
3) www.bbc.com/bengali/reso... (in Bengali)
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In this episode of Almost Serious, influencer Salman Muqtadir moves beyond the political parties to roast the people who actually vote (or don’t). Salman breaks down the 7 Secret Identities that truly run #Bangladesh.
#Election2026
youtu.be/AtRRXGrPewY
Hijacking the Vote: Inside Bangladesh’s Data-Driven #Election Manipulation
- how #Bangladesh’s electoral integrity is increasingly shaped & strained by the growing centrality of digital infrastructure across the electoral lifecycle.
techglobalinstitute.com/research/ele...
For more than a year, expatriate activists Elias Hossain and Pinaki Bhattacharya have used Facebook and YouTube to instigate and organise a series of mob attacks on political and media institutions in Bangladesh, thanks, partly, to their proximity to power.
www.boomlive.in/decode/pinak...
Two brilliant creators engage in a vibrant discussion about one's journey to becoming a professional creator, including the decision to abandon a PhD in its final year.
@nadironthegobangla.bsky.social and Amelia Henderson of Studio Sembang
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik7L...
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#IGF2025 live from Norway
Watching the #IGF2025 live from Norway 🇳🇴 — super impressed by their streaming platform! The 3D avatars and interactive features make it feel like you’re really there. 🌍
Check it out: igf2025.lumiere.no/rooms/plenary
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A gaping hole:
The ongoing war between Israel & Iran has caused major disruptions to flight operations across the MiddleEast & beyond.
Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, have implemented partial or full airspace closures. More than 500 flights were cancelled or delayed in a single day.
Join the preview screening of Cinemata Currents - a hybrid Film Festival of shared viewing and civic imagination
From June 5–8, you can join the main screenings with live talkback sessions, featuring conversations with the filmmakers behind the films.
fest.cinemata.org/currents2025/
"With all the pain and sadness of what I left behind, I now stand with love and hope for what lies ahead - and we deserve to reclaim from our oppressors the opportunity they stole from us: the opportunity to live." globalvoices.org/2025/05/27/t...
Public communications are vital for emergency response: for the responders, and for affected people trying to get in contact with loved ones and coordinated support. @globalvoices.org joins other concerned organizations in demanding restoration of internet access in Myanmar #KeepItOn
In an investigation, Dismislab found 10 articles on International Policy Digest (IPD) website critical of #Bangladesh’s post-uprising government have been written by authors who appear to have no verifiable identities or contacts, often using stolen profile images.
en.dismislab.com/how-ipd-lets...
LEARNING SESSION ALERT: Join this interactive session on March 14 to learn more about the DRAPAC VPN project and how to use Outline VPN as a tool for circumventing internet censorship and online surveillance.
Sign up now: engagemedia.org/2025/human-r...
Kickstarting our special event on how climate news shapes public news ft @ivancouronne.bsky.social @waqasejaz.bsky.social @katherinedunn.bsky.social & our Acting Director @mitalilive.bsky.social
Watch below
We'll be sharing insights from our speakers in this thread
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwrw...
The longest and the weirdest January this year - another plane crash in Philadelphia.
A Learjet 55 of Jet Rescue Air Ambulance doing a medevac fell out of sky 3 kms after taking off. 6 souls on board died, injuring 6 on the ground.
#philadelphiacrash
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ph...
Bangladesh dropped five places in the China Index 2024 ranking:
china-index.io/country/Bang...
The China Index 2024 is now live!
Here is a summary of the @globalvoices.org coverage for South Asia in 2024, highlighting the different measures several governments took to expand their control over online spaces amid elections and political unrest.
globalvoices.org/2025/01/02/a...
Peru Tsunami: High waves devastated beaches like Máncora, Lobitos, El Ñuro, and Cabo Blanco, peaking in intensity on Saturday, December 28.
This was a true tsunami that struck, likely due to the generation of an unusually large turbidity current or submarine landslide.
youtu.be/TkD-Trt6cTc?...
A Western tech giant cast aside local, original journalism on a story rooted in #Bangladesh in favour of an avalanche of divisive coverage from neighbouring India.
- via Tech Global Institute, Netra News
netra.news/2024/google-...
"More than 1,400 people were killed, including 44 police officers, and thousands of others were injured during violence around the protests. Protesters blamed the police, as well as security agencies and associates of the former ruling party, for the killings."
www.benarnews.org/english/news...
