The Indian Express Interview Of Asaduzzaman Khan Is Propaganda: CA Press Wing

India's The Indian Express recently published an interview with Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, the former home minister of the ousted Awami League government, where he discussed the reasons behind the fall of the Awami League government and what should be done in the future. However, the interview, which is filled with "falsehoods and misleading information," is being labeled as a "well-organized propaganda" by the Prime Minister's Chief Advisor's Press Wing.

According to a statement issued on the Chief Advisor’s Press Wing's verified Facebook page, the interview published by The Indian Express, featuring Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, a fugitive accused of war crimes, is full of lies and inaccurate information. The statement claims that the interview's content is false and points out that Khan, who is reportedly hiding in India, is one of the key perpetrators of the July-August killings.

In his interview, Kamal claimed that between August 3-5 of last year, nearly 460 police stations were burned down, and 5,829 weapons were looted from police stations. However, the Police Headquarters reported that 5,750 weapons were actually looted, with most of them taken on August 5. According to the police, 4,358 of those looted weapons have been recovered, and efforts are ongoing to recover the rest. Additionally, a total of 114 police stations were attacked during the movement, 58 of which were set on fire, and 56 were vandalized, but all of them are now operational.

Kamal also described the July-August student uprising as an "Islamic terrorist and military joint coup," further accusing the government of having no remorse for the killing of over 1,000 people, including children, and the injury of nearly 20,000 people. The statement also criticizes Kamal's remarks calling for Indian intervention in Bangladesh's judiciary, describing this as a direct threat to Bangladesh’s sovereignty and evidence of ongoing conspiracies against the country by Kamal’s allies.

Kamal claimed that 54 individuals, who were allegedly killed in these events, have returned after being accused in murder cases, a statement that the Press Wing refutes as baseless, asserting that The Indian Express did not verify this claim with any official or independent source.

Kamal also claimed that Bangladesh's media is completely under the control of the interim government. However, the Press Wing strongly disagrees, stating that since August 8, 2024, no local or international media outlets have faced any restrictions from government agencies, and the interim government believes in full press freedom in the country.