The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has categorically dismissed as false a report published by Indian newspaper The Tribune, which claimed that ISI and Bangladesh operatives were working together to revive Ulfa camps near the Assam border.
The Tribune ran the front-page story in New Delhi, alleging a collaboration between ISI and Bangladesh operatives to reestablish Ulfa bases.
However, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing refuted the report in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page, CA Press Wing Facts, on Saturday.
“As with other stories in this genre that have emerged since Bangladeshis overthrew the corrupt and brutal regime of Sheikh Hasina, no evidence is provided, and no named sources endorse its plotline,” the statement read.
The statement highlighted that the only quoted source in the report, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, contradicted the claims. Sarma said that he does not believe Ulfa leader Paresh Baruah has any intention of resuming militant activities.
Furthermore, the Tribune story falsely claims that “intelligence agencies suspect that Baruah may soon be released,” while in reality, Baruah is already at large and is believed to be residing in China, according to the statement.
The Tribune report also alleged that it had intercepted communications in Bangladesh in Arabic, Urdu, and Bengali—another claim dismissed as fiction by the Press Wing.
“This story is pure fiction and will remain ‘exclusive’ to The Tribune because it exists only in the imaginations of its staff,” the statement asserted.
The Bangladesh government continues to emphasize the importance of factual reporting and warns against the spread of misinformation that could harm regional stability.
