Facebook and French news agency AFP evidently have stepped into the trap of Al Qaeda-connected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its Islamist partners, including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and have been contributing to turning Bangladesh into a neo-Taliban state by running vile propaganda targeting well-respected thinktank and research group such as Center for Research and Information (CRI). It became crystal clear when recently Facebook shut down 148 accounts and pages by claiming those were operated by ruling “Awami League’s research organization” – Center for Research and Information (CRI). Pro-Islamist and pro-jihadist elements within Bangladesh’s media circle felt extremely encouraged at this decision […] #CounterPoint Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/facebook-afp-and-al-qaeda-connected-bnp-launch-propaganda-war-against-bangladeshi-thinktank-cri/?feed_id=12411