''The Daily Inqilab'' () is a major daily
newspaper in Bangladesh, published from
Dhaka
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in the
Bengali language
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. It was founded by
Maulana MA Mannan,
on June 4, 1986. Its main slogan is ‘Only for the country and the people’.
History
In 2014, during
clashes in Satkhira, Inqilab reported that
Indian forces had been deployed in Satkhira to quell the protestors.
The report detailed an alleged fax, dated 6 November 2013, from the between
foreign ministry
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in Dhaka and the
Bangladesh high commission in Delhi, requesting Indian troop presence in Satkhira.
Titled "Military Aid from India and Deployment at Satkhira" the alleged fax and the e-mail name real people with their designations. The body of the fax refers to a letter received from Brigadier General Noor Md. Noor Islam, presumably seeking information on purported suggestions from the
Prime Minister's office.
The document suggested that the
Indian Army's 33rd Corps West Bengal, consisting of the 17th, 20th, and 27th Mountain Division. Four different categories are listed for the nature of the deployment - Rapid, Armoured, Artillery, and
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and
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.
However, at the time the fax was sent, only the first, Rapid, was confirmed while the rest were not confirmed.
According to the fax, the number of personnel to be deployed is to be agreed with the Jessore GOC of the
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. The fax also mentioned "Transfer and Infiltration Channels" for Indian troops to Bangladesh to take part in the operation. This included the
Bhomra in Satkhira.
Third, it listed he
Assashuni and
Satkhira Sadar police stations for hubs of intelligence and
Jessore Cantonment was listed as an extra option.
The fourth point specifies the "Areas of Engagement" for the Indian troop deployment. The areas of deployment were five out of the seven
Upazilas that make up Satkhira -
Shyamnagar,
Debhata,
Assasuni,
Kalaroa and
Satkhira Sadar.
According to ''
The Daily Star'', the alleged fax was circulating on Facebook and the Inqilab simply picked it up without verification.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denied the existence of the fax and dismissed the fax as
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The three journalists including Robiulla Robi, the reporter, were arrested and the printing press of Inqilab was sealed.
The Daily Star termed the report "a let down for journalism."
References
External links
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