{"id":77573,"date":"2020-10-10T18:36:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T13:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=77573"},"modified":"2020-10-12T18:19:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T12:49:20","slug":"video-of-mans-rickshaw-seized-by-municipality-workers-is-from-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mans-rickshaw-seized-by-municipality-workers-is-from-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of man&#8217;s rickshaw seized by municipality workers is from Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Irfan Khan, former district president of <span class=\"js-about-item-abstr\">National Students&#8217; Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Congress,<\/span> posted a video of a man breaking down into tears as his cycle rickshaw is seized by cops. The viral video is superimposed with Bengali text. Khan posted it claiming, &#8220;The law of this country is only for poor peoples..!&#8221; This video, with watermark &#8216;Page: JONY&#8217;, has over 50,000 views and over 2,000 retweets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/U7zIP\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Law of this country is only for poor peoples..! \ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qygZQZWfKW\">pic.twitter.com\/qygZQZWfKW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Irfan khan (@irfankhan_nsui) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/irfankhan_nsui\/status\/1314590633848307712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This video is viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=The%20Law%20of%20this%20country%20is%20only%20for%20poor%20peoples..!&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=The%20Law%20of%20this%20country%20is%20only%20for%20poor%20peoples..!&amp;f=Abp8WAXI2haxe-atJS8u8TRDUJ_EC7pQ83FV8iqMgGzZ5orwPlKvy-uci9U_M25k0PWlIJiHAzuPT0ti55P23YFR69EsWq5s9GCty-NeALNK6GsZZ1QiOKiGEsvrzaH6G68yKv0Cv7c1fDczLG0a1EyQWe4m0dfh1eZP6hmHmyu37zBjBFYWHDZtaN5jkHbuVEM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-77576 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_04_41--e1602338207826.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_04_41--e1602338207826.jpg 902w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_04_41--e1602338207826-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_04_41--e1602338207826-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Images of the same man were <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AjazkhanActor\/status\/1314245151535947777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> by actor Ajaz Khan. But he did not specify where the pictures were shot. &#8220;Extremely touching scene &#8211; He is perhaps saying, sir what did you get by snatching my daily bread that I earned and not begged for. (<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093f\u0915 \u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f &#8211; \u0936\u093e\u092f\u0926 \u092f\u0939 \u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0939\u092c \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u094b\u091c\u0940 \u0930\u094b\u091f\u0940 \u091b\u0940\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u0941\u0926 \u0915\u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092d\u0940\u0916 \u0925\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0924\u093e \u0925\u093e.)<\/span>&#8221; &#8211; read his tweet gaining over 3,500 retweets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/IjDlG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77594 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-17_02_23-4-Ajaz-Khan-on-Twitter_-_\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u0939\u0940-\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093f\u0915-\u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f-\u0936\u093e\u092f\u0926-\u092f\u0939-\u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e-\u091a\u093e\u0939-\u0930\u0939\u093e-\u0939\u094b-\u0915\u0940-\u0915\u094d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-17_02_23-4-Ajaz-Khan-on-Twitter_-_\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u0939\u0940-\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093f\u0915-\u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f-\u0936\u093e\u092f\u0926-\u092f\u0939-\u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e-\u091a\u093e\u0939-\u0930\u0939\u093e-\u0939\u094b-\u0915\u0940-\u0915\u094d.jpg 744w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-17_02_23-4-Ajaz-Khan-on-Twitter_-_\u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924-\u0939\u0940-\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093f\u0915-\u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f-\u0936\u093e\u092f\u0926-\u092f\u0939-\u0915\u0939\u0928\u093e-\u091a\u093e\u0939-\u0930\u0939\u093e-\u0939\u094b-\u0915\u0940-\u0915\u094d-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Video from Bangladesh<\/h4>\n<p>We noticed that several people pointed out that the video is from Bangladesh while others assumed it&#8217;s from India.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-77573 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mans-rickshaw-seized-by-municipality-workers-is-from-bangladesh\/2020-10-10-16_02_50-8-irfan-khan-on-twitter_-_the-law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_02_50-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_02_50-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_02_50-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..--300x64.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mans-rickshaw-seized-by-municipality-workers-is-from-bangladesh\/2020-10-10-16_01_30-8-irfan-khan-on-twitter_-_the-law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_01_30-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_01_30-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_01_30-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..--300x81.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mans-rickshaw-seized-by-municipality-workers-is-from-bangladesh\/2020-10-10-16_00_39-8-irfan-khan-on-twitter_-_the-law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"745\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_00_39-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_00_39-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_00_39-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..--300x102.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mans-rickshaw-seized-by-municipality-workers-is-from-bangladesh\/2020-10-10-16_02_26-8-irfan-khan-on-twitter_-_the-law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_02_26-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_02_26-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_02_26-8-Irfan-khan-on-Twitter_-_The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..--300x65.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A reporter in the video is holding a mic of Bangladesh-based <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.jagobd.com\/jamunatv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamuna TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77582\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_15_40-8-The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-Twitter-Search-_-Twitt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1918\" height=\"991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_15_40-8-The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-Twitter-Search-_-Twitt.jpg 1918w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_15_40-8-The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-Twitter-Search-_-Twitt-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_15_40-8-The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-Twitter-Search-_-Twitt-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_15_40-8-The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-Twitter-Search-_-Twitt-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_15_40-8-The-Law-of-this-country-is-only-for-poor-peoples..-Twitter-Search-_-Twitt-1536x794.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keeping this in mind we performed a keyword search on Google and found October 9 reports by <a href=\"https:\/\/bangla.asianetnews.com\/bangladesh\/viral-video-helped-rickshaw-wallahs-after-authorities-seize-their-vehicles-alb-qhxw4o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asianet Bangla<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhakatribune.com\/bangladesh\/dhaka\/2020\/10\/08\/rickshaw-puller-turns-entrepreneur-with-help-from-shwapno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dhaka Tribune<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33KWMIF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Standard Bangla<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesnownews.com\/the-buzz\/article\/bangladesh-stranger-helps-rickshaw-wallahs-after-authorities-seize-their-vehicles-watch\/664748?utm_source=googlenewstand&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-buzz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Times Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-77573 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mans-rickshaw-seized-by-municipality-workers-is-from-bangladesh\/2020-10-10-16_28_56-fazlur-rahman-rickshaw_-bangladesh_-stranger-helps-rickshaw-wallahs-after-author\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1225\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_28_56-Fazlur-Rahman-rickshaw_-Bangladesh_-Stranger-helps-rickshaw-wallahs-after-author.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_28_56-Fazlur-Rahman-rickshaw_-Bangladesh_-Stranger-helps-rickshaw-wallahs-after-author.jpg 1225w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_28_56-Fazlur-Rahman-rickshaw_-Bangladesh_-Stranger-helps-rickshaw-wallahs-after-author-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_28_56-Fazlur-Rahman-rickshaw_-Bangladesh_-Stranger-helps-rickshaw-wallahs-after-author-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_28_56-Fazlur-Rahman-rickshaw_-Bangladesh_-Stranger-helps-rickshaw-wallahs-after-author-768x565.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1225px) 100vw, 1225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mans-rickshaw-seized-by-municipality-workers-is-from-bangladesh\/2020-10-10-16_40_36-rickshaw-puller-turns-entrepreneur-with-help-from-shwapno-_-dhaka-tribune\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"824\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_40_36-Rickshaw-puller-turns-entrepreneur-with-help-from-Shwapno-_-Dhaka-Tribune.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_40_36-Rickshaw-puller-turns-entrepreneur-with-help-from-Shwapno-_-Dhaka-Tribune.jpg 824w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_40_36-Rickshaw-puller-turns-entrepreneur-with-help-from-Shwapno-_-Dhaka-Tribune-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-16_40_36-Rickshaw-puller-turns-entrepreneur-with-help-from-Shwapno-_-Dhaka-Tribune-768x910.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 824px) 100vw, 824px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-mans-rickshaw-seized-by-municipality-workers-is-from-bangladesh\/2020-10-10-17_13_36\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1396\" height=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-17_13_36-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-17_13_36-.jpg 1396w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-17_13_36--300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-17_13_36--1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-10-17_13_36--768x552.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1396px) 100vw, 1396px\" 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He had bought the rickshaw with a loan after losing his job due to the COVID-19 economic slowdown.<\/p>\n<p>During the eviction, two more rickshaw drivers lost their vehicles. DSCC had launched an operation to evict battery-powered rickshaws in the Jigatala area. As per Times Now, Facebook user Sakib Rahman posted a video of Rahman which got viral. Bangladeshi politician and lawyer Ahsan Bhuiyan saw the video and helped him get new rickshaws. Alt News found a Facebook post by Bhuiyan where he shared a photograph of Rahman and a screenshot of an article by BDNews24.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ahsan.h.bhuiyan\/posts\/10157417740691835\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ahsan.h.bhuiyan\/posts\/10157417740691835\"><p>\u0986\u09ae\u09b0\u09be \u099a\u09be\u0987\u09b2\u09c7\u0987 \u09ac\u09a6\u09b2\u09c7 \u09a6\u09bf\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09bf\u0964 \u09a8\u09a4\u09c1\u09a8 \u09b0\u09bf\u0995\u09cd\u09b8\u09be \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a1\u09be\u09b0 \u09a6\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u09ac\u09be\u09b8\u09be\u09df \u09af\u09be\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09bf\u0964 \u09aa\u09b0\u09b6\u09c1 \u09a1\u09c7\u09b2\u09bf\u09ad\u09be\u09b0\u09bf\u0964<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ahsan.h.bhuiyan\">Ahsan Bhuiyan<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ahsan.h.bhuiyan\/posts\/10157417740691835\">Tuesday, 6 October 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The images posted by Ajaz Khan were published by Bangladesh-based <a href=\"https:\/\/m.bdnews24.com\/en\/detail\/photodetail\/1808510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BDNews24<\/a>. A video and images of a rickshaw driver from Bangladesh have gone viral in India thus giving the impression that his vehicle was seized in West Bengal as people can be heard speaking in Bengali.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irfan Khan, former district president of National Students&#8217; Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Congress, posted a video of a man breaking down into tears as his cycle rickshaw is seized by cops. The viral video is superimposed with Bengali text. 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