In 2014, during clashes in Satkhira Inqilab reported that Indian forces had been deployed in Satkhira to quell the protestors.[1] The report detailed an alleged fax, dated 6 November 2013, from the between foreign ministry in Dhaka and the Bangladesh high commission in Delhi, requesting Indian troop presence in Satkhira.[2] 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.[2] The document suggested that the Indian Army's33rd 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 Signal and Engineering.[2] However, at the time the fax was sent, only the first, Rapid, is confirmed, while the rest were not confirmed.[2] According to the fax, the number of personnel to be deployed is to be agreed with the Jessore GOC of the Bangladesh Army. 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.[2] Third, it listed he Assashuni and Satkhira Sadar police stations for hubs of intelligence and Jessore Cantonment was listed as an extra option.[2] 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.[2]
According to The Daily Star, the alleged fax was circulating on Facebook and the Inquilab simply picked it up without verification.[3]
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denied the existence of the fax and dismissed the fax as fake.[3] The three journalists including Robiulla Robi, the reporter, were arrested and the printing press of Inqilab was sealed.[1] The Daily Star termed the report "a let down for journalism."[3]
^ abc"A let-down for journalism". The Daily Star. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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daily, inqilab, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2017. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Daily Inqilab news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Inqilab Bengali দ ন ক ইনক ল ব is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh published from Dhaka in the Bengali language Dainik InqilabTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner s Inqilab Publications Ltd PublisherA M M Baha UddinFounded1986Political alignmentRight WingLanguageBengaliHeadquartersInqilab Publications Ltd 2 1 R K Mison Road Dhaka BangladeshWebsitedailyinqilab wbr com Contents 1 Controversies 1 1 Allegations of Indian troops presence 1 2 Reactions 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksControversies EditAllegations of Indian troops presence Edit In 2014 during clashes in Satkhira Inqilab reported that Indian forces had been deployed in Satkhira to quell the protestors 1 The report detailed an alleged fax dated 6 November 2013 from the between foreign ministry in Dhaka and the Bangladesh high commission in Delhi requesting Indian troop presence in Satkhira 2 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 2 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 Signal and Engineering 2 However at the time the fax was sent only the first Rapid is confirmed while the rest were not confirmed 2 According to the fax the number of personnel to be deployed is to be agreed with the Jessore GOC of the Bangladesh Army 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 2 Third it listed he Assashuni and Satkhira Sadar police stations for hubs of intelligence and Jessore Cantonment was listed as an extra option 2 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 2 According to The Daily Star the alleged fax was circulating on Facebook and the Inquilab simply picked it up without verification 3 Reactions Edit The Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denied the existence of the fax and dismissed the fax as fake 3 The three journalists including Robiulla Robi the reporter were arrested and the printing press of Inqilab was sealed 1 The Daily Star termed the report a let down for journalism 3 See also EditList of newspapers in BangladeshReferences Edit a b Inqilab news editor on 5 day police remand New Age 21 August 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2017 a b c d e f g Foreign office denies documents leak News Today 16 January 2014 a b c A let down for journalism The Daily Star 19 January 2014 Retrieved 3 March 2017 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daily Inqilab amp oldid 1141565225, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
