{"id":237599,"date":"2024-08-07T22:10:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=237599"},"modified":"2024-08-08T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T07:07:43","slug":"stores-of-bangladeshi-retail-brand-yellow-ransacked-video-viral-in-india-with-communal-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/stores-of-bangladeshi-retail-brand-yellow-ransacked-video-viral-in-india-with-communal-spin\/","title":{"rendered":"Stores of Bangladeshi retail brand ‘Yellow’ ransacked; video viral in India with communal spin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bangladesh was plunged into an unprecedented crisis with erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ousted on August 5 after a month-long nationwide student protest. Incidents of attacks on minority Hindus<\/a> have been reported from several parts of the country. An interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus is expected to be sworn in on August 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, a video has gone viral on social media which users claim shows the looting of a shopping outlet in Bangladesh owned by a Hindu. Several Right-wing accounts have shared the video with the same claim. User @VoiceofHindu71, who has been fact-checked several times by Alt News, shared the video and garnered over 670000 views. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Looting From a Hindu Shop in Chittagong Market.. #AllEyesOnBangladeshiHindus<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TjR7mBvAMp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde9 (@VoiceofHindu71) August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

@visegrad24, another verified account which frequently amplifies misinformation, also tweeted the video with the same claim. This tweet garnered over 200000 views. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Islamists in Bangladesh incite a crowd to loot a Hindu-owned store in the Chittagong Market.<\/p>\n

Hindus are losing lives, homes and property due to the Islamist attacks against them after the government was overthrown yesterday.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 pic.twitter.com\/b2fqpbFwuZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Visegr\u00e1d 24 (@visegrad24) August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Several other users shared the same video. (Archives- 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, 4<\/a>)<\/p>\n