Fake photo card on state minister for power Amit circulated, GD filed

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_04_20_644c6796
Date source: llm_extracted_from_article_text
Country: Bangladesh
Platform: Social Media
Incident type: Visual Impersonation
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Fraud Scam

Topics

Image Manipulation Visual Impersonation

Summary

A fake photo card featuring State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit was circulated on Facebook, falsely claiming he visited 10 petrol pumps and that there was no fuel shortage. A General Diary was filed at Ramna Model Police Station by the minister’s private secretary, alleging intentional misinformation to tarnish the minister’s image and the country’s energy sector. The investigation noted the minister had actually been working on energy crisis issues and had returned to Dhaka after inspecting infrastructure in Chattogram and Matarbari.

Sources

Fake photo card on state minister for power Amit circulated, GD filed | Fact Check

bssnews.net · 2026-04-20 · Primary