Bangladesh, April 18 -- In the turbulent lead-up to the August 2024 regime change in Bangladesh—culminating in the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the installation of an interim administration under Muhammad Yunus—another, less visible battle was unfolding: a coordinated war of narratives.

Years before the political transition, a series of provocative and often unverifiable claims began surfacing through an India-based outlet, Northeast News, primarily authored by Chandan Nandy. These reports, amplified within selective circles, sought to construct a parallel version of events—one built less on verifiable facts and more on insinuation, conjecture, and strategic disinformation.

That pattern has intensified. S...