Headlines
  • False or misleading informations are spread by organizations posing as legitimate media outlets in an attempt to twist public opinion in favor of a certain ideology.
  • On social media,watch out for fake messages,pictures,Videos and news.
  • Always Check Independent Fact Checking Sites if You Have Some Doubts About the Authenticity of Any Information or Picture or video.
  • Check Google Images for AuthThe Google Reverse Images search can helps you.
  • It Would Be Better to Ignore Social Media Messages that are forwarded from Unknown or Little-Known Sources.
  • If a fake message asks you to share something, you can quickly recognize it as fake messege.
  • It is a heinous crime and punishable offence to post obscene, morphed images of women on social media networks, sometimes even in pornographic websites, as retaliation.
  • Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI)-driven deep learning software to manipulate preexisting photographs, videos, or audio recordings of a person to create new, fake images, videos, and audio recordings.
  • AI technology has the ability to manipulate media and swap out a genuine person's voice and likeness for similar counter parts.
  • Deepfake creators use this fake substance to spread misinformation and other illegal activities.Deepfakes are frequently used on social networking sites to elicit heated responses or defame opponents.
  • One can identify AI created fake videos by identifying abnormal eye movement, Unnatural facial expressions, a lack of feeling, awkward-looking hand,body or posture,unnatural physical movement or form, unnatural coloring, Unreal-looking hair,teeth that don't appear natural, Blurring, inconsistent audio or noise, images that appear unnatural when slowed down, differences between hashtags blockchain-based digital fingerprints, reverse image searches.
  • Look for details,like stange background,orientation of teeth,handsclothing,asymmetrical facial features,use reverse image search tools.

More Details

Bangladesh Police to Drop Controversial Official Secrets Act Charges Against Journalist

Ahammad Foyez/Dhaka

Bangladesh police said Wednesday they were dropping charges against a journalist who was accused of violating the Official Secrets Act by illegally photographing documents on the purchase of Chinese and Russian vaccines.

The Bangladesh police’s Detective Branch submitted its final report in July to the court in the case of Prothom Alo daily newspaper journalist Rozina Islam, saying investigators found no evidence she stole any state secrets, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Prosecution) Jasim Uddin.

“The detective branch recently submitted the final report with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court as it did not find any involvement of journalist Rozina Islam in any offense,” Jasim Uddin told BenarNews.

Rozina’s lawyer, Prasanta Karmakar, said the court was scheduled to hold a hearing on Nov. 15 to determine whether his client would be discharged.

“The investigator found nothing against my client. That’s why he sought for the charges to be dropped,” Prasanta told BenarNews.

“We are preparing for the next hearing as the court already sent a letter to the plaintiff in the case asking whether he has any objection,” the lawyer said, referring to the Health Ministry, which brought the case to court.

Md. Shibbir Ahmed Osmani, the ministry’s deputy secretary, confirmed he had received the letter.

“I have no personal issue with journalist Rozina Islam,” he told BenarNews. “I will take my decision in this regard after discussing with my superior authority.”

Rozina declined to comment to BenarNews.

She had been detained at the Health Ministry on May 17, 2021, and formally arrested a day later, for allegedly taking pictures of sensitive documents related to the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines from China and Russia.

The journalist’s sister, Sabina Yesmin Juli, has denied that Rozina took photographs while at the ministry.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Zahid Maleque had said the documents for the vaccine deals included non-disclosure clauses, but a lawyer for Rozina had accused the ministry of targeting her because she exposed alleged graft in the public health system.

Protests

International media advocacy and human rights groups condemned the arrest, saying Bangladesh’s government was cracking down on journalists doing critical reporting on the administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and other policies.

Amid massive protests and reactions from local and international rights groups, Rozina was released on bail on May 23, 2021, after she surrendered her passport to court.

On Wednesday, a British rights group, ARTICLE 19, welcomed the police dropping charges against Rozina.

“The rights body … hopes that the learned court would accept the final probe report submitted by the authorities in the case and acquit Rozina of this vexatious case in order to ensure justice for her,” the group said in a statement.

The Official Secrets Act stipulates a maximum prison term of 14 years for anyone convicted under it.

Copyright ©2015-2022, BenarNews. Used with the permission of BenarNews.

Related Article

In Post-Hasina Bangladesh,Awami League Faces Uncertain…

With its leaders in jail or fleeing from justice, the party that led Bangladesh to independence and ...
October 29, 2024

In Rare Appeal, Tibetan Calls for…

A Tibetan from Sichuan province has made a rare public appeal on Chinese social media, calling on au ...
October 21, 2024

Real Estate Prices Skyrocket as Yangon…

Myanmar’s civil war is driving up housing demand in Yangon, causing rents to skyrocket as people d ...
October 20, 2024

Young Female Tibetan Cricketer Breaks into…

Jetsun Narbu, 19, aims to join the national team while highlighting her Tibetan heritage. By Dechen ...
October 11, 2024

Bangladesh Finds Infamous ‘Secret’ Detention Center…

A new Bangladesh inquiry commission said Thursday it had found an infamous “secret” detention ce ...
October 5, 2024

Tibetan Monk Jailed for 18 Months…

A Tibetan monk has been sentenced to over 18 months in prison on charges of sharing a speech by Tibe ...
September 25, 2024

Other Article

Video Report

The Lessons of War:Survival Classes Introduced…

In order to educate students lifetime lessons on survival and patriotism, Ukrainian schools have int ...
November 2, 2024
Video Report

Cybercrime in Nigeria:Inside a “hustle kingdom”

In West Africa, particularly in Ghana and Nigeria, there is a rise in informal academies known as "h ...
November 1, 2024
Video Report

Weather Damage and Arson Attacks Are…

Election officials in the Pacific Northwest states of Washington and Oregon, where ballot box arson ...
Pick of the Day

UN Security Council Meets on Threats…

Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the United Nations Office for Disarma ...
October 31, 2024
Video Report

US Political History:Some of the Most…

The turn up to the 2024 United States presidential election has been full of twists and turns,but be ...
Pick of the Day

UN Security Council Hears Report on…

Marko Đurić, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, addresses the United Nations ...
October 30, 2024

[wp-rss-aggregator feeds="crime-more-world"]
Top