Pro-Yunus regime ‘fact-checker’ accuses major Indian media outlets of peddling ‘fake news’A regime-aligned “fact-checking” platform in Bangladesh has ignited fresh controversy by accusing 73 Indian media outlets of spreading “fake news” about the country – an extraordinary claim that has triggered concerns over media intimidation, political narrative control, and Dhaka’s increasingly adversarial posture toward critical scrutiny. An unusually broad target listThe list of Indian outlets accused of disseminating “fake news” is astonishing both in scale and diversity. By accusing virtually every segment of Indian media – left, right, centrist, English, vernacular, print, television, and digital – the report effectively suggests that an entire democratic media ecosystem is engaged in coordinated deception. The political context: A regime sensitive to scrutinyThis attack on Indian media cannot be viewed in isolation. Anti-India narratives have become commonplace, with India repeatedly branded as Bangladesh’s “prime enemy” in political rhetoric and sympathetic media outlets.