Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury continues to spread misinformation against Bangladesh and its interim government aiming to undermine the country鈥檚 democratic progress after fascism, chief adviser鈥檚 press wing has said.
鈥楥ontroversial propagandist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury authored a baseless and inflammatory article on June 18 titled 鈥楻evenge of 1971: How Pakistan鈥檚 Deep State Seeks to Recolonize Bangladesh and Wage Proxy War on India鈥�, published in the Iceland-based outlet The Intel Drop,鈥� the press wing said in a statement posted its verified Facebook page -- CA Press Wing Facts -- on Thursday night.
In his speculative column, Choudhury made outrageous claims, alleging that Pakistan鈥檚 ISI seeks to 鈥榬ecolonize鈥� Bangladesh by exploiting the marginalised Bihari community. According to his unverified narrative, Bihari refugee camps have been turned into hubs for arms and drug trafficking, as well as jihadist recruitment.
He asserted that, starting in early 2022, selectively recruited Biharis received Pakistani training in explosives, guerrilla warfare, and radicalisation - with over 5,000 鈥榞raduates鈥� by mid-2024, escalating to 50,000 armed operatives by late July. These operatives, he claimed, then launched attacks on police, orchestrated jailbreaks, and carried out targeted killings, according to the statement.
Citing an unnamed 鈥榠ntelligence source鈥�, the press wing said, Choudhury further alleged that post-Hasina Bangladesh would fall under tightening ISI control, with trained militants infiltrating India via human trafficking routes to foment unrest.
It said his most grotesque claim was that the ISI deliberately infected Bihari women with HIV, compensating them to spread the virus in Indian brothels - targeting affluent Hindus - while some supposedly volunteered as terminally ill suicide 鈥榟uman bombs鈥�.
鈥楥houdhury framed these fabrications as a geopolitical emergency, portraying Pakistan as waging a hybrid war to reclaim Bangladesh and destabilise India.
鈥業t is critical to emphasise that Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury has a long history of misinformation campaigns aimed at discrediting Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government and undermining the country鈥檚 democratic progress after fascism,鈥� the statement read.
However, the press wing said, the Chowdhury鈥檚 claims are entirely fictitious, devoid of any credible evidence.
鈥楾here is no verified intelligence indicating that Pakistan鈥檚 ISI is covertly operating in Bangladesh or 鈥榳eaponizing鈥� the Bihari community. The assertion that 5,0000+ Biharis were recruited and trained by Pakistan is unfounded, with no corroborating reports or documented incidents.鈥�
According to the press wing, there is no proof that Biharis orchestrated the widespread violence during the July Movement. In reality, the autocratic Hasina regime鈥檚 brutal crackdown - killing over 1,400 people, as per UN estimates - sparked public outrage, leading to clashes with police and state institutions. While some Biharis may have participated as citizens, there is no evidence of systematic violence by the community.
鈥楥ontrary to Choudhury鈥檚 fantasy, the ISI does not control Bangladesh, nor does it run human trafficking networks into India. While isolated cases of illegal crossings occur, they are not part of an ISI-led conspiracy. In fact, India has been accused of unlawfully pushing its own citizens into Bangladesh, as reported by the BBC and international rights groups.鈥�
The claim that the ISI is deliberately infecting Bihari women with HIV is not only false but absurd, with no documented cases or logical basis, the statement said.
Shoaib Choudhury, who runs the Weekly Blitz portal, has been condemned by international journalist rights organisations for spreading disinformation targeting dissidents. He has also been convicted of inciting interreligious discord and embezzlement, further undermining his reliability as a source.
鈥楬owever, The Intel Drop published 38 propaganda articles after August 5, all of them portrays Bangladesh as talibanisation under the rule of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government. All the narratives pushed by the Intel Drop align with deposed Awami League regime,鈥� the statement said.