No, This Video Doesn't Show Muslims Attacking Hindus in Bangladesh's Kaliganj

A graphic video of a man hacking at people with an axe is being shared on social media, where users are sharing it with a.

What are they saying?: The video, which is from Kaliganj, is being shared with the following text - "In Kaliganj, Gazipur district, Islamic radicals brutally attacked 3 Hindu minorities with an axe for the “crime” of cutting water hyacinths from the river. All three victims are in critical condition, fighting for their lives. (sic)"

An archived version of this post can be seen .

At the time of writing this report, this post by X user '@HinduVoice_in' was viewed more than 31,000 times.

(Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be seen , , and .)

Is it true?: No, the communal angle given to the incident is false.

• The video shows a family dispute over a piece of land and all persons involved belong to the Hindu community.

How did we find out the truth?: We used the location mentioned in the video — Kaliganj, Gazipur — as keywords in Bangla (কালীগঞ্জ গাজীপুর) to look for news reports related to the violence.

• This took us to an article by Bangladeshi news organisation , which mentioned an axe attack and a family dispute over land among cousins.

This is a translated version of the report.

• The report mentioned that the fight took place on 30 March 2025, when one Ramcharan and his son Jhantu Das attacked their cousins with axes "due to a previous enmity over land" in Kaliganj.

• Their cousins were identified as Narayan, Giribala, and Haradhan Chandra Das.

• To look for more details, we looked for information shared by the regional police.

• During this, we came across a by Bangladesh Police on Facebook which provided details about the people involved, adding that both parties were taken to Dhaka Pongu Hospital and Dhaka Medical College for medical attention.

• The post added that the incident was being given a communal angle, which was promoting false information.

• To verify the religious identities of those involved, we reached out to fact-checkers from Bangladesh-based fact-checking organisation Rumor Scanner's Tanvir Mahatab Abir, who shared a post by another fact-checker from the same organisation.

• Addressing the viral claim, fact-checker Shohanur Rehman also said that the fight was among family members.

• "It's a land-related family conflict, where it happened among cousins. Both parties are Hindu religion. The issue can be known from the media report and the Facebook post of Bangladesh Police," read.

Bangladeshi fact-checker Shohanur Rehman addressed the viral claim on Facebook.

Conclusion: A video of a fight between family members over land is being shared with the false communal claim that it shows Muslims attacking Hindus in Bangladesh's Kaliganj.

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