An image of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina allegedly holding the national flag of Brazil is widely shared on social media.
The image is shared on Facebook with a caption: “অভিনন্দন, ব্রাজিলের জাতীয় পতাকা হাতে গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকারের মাননীয় প্রধানমন্ত্রী সফল রাষ্ট্রনায়ক দেশরত্ন জননেত্রী শেখ হাসিনা..!!” (English translation: Congratulations, Brazilian national flag in hand The Honourable Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the successful statesman, national treasure, Sheikh Hasina.)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FALSE.
Doing a simple Reverse Image Search, we traced a news report dated August 31, 2017, that carried the original image of Sheikh Hasina holding Bangladesh’s national flag. The headline reads: “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina weaving the national flag at the gallery after the Tigers posted a historic 20-run victory over the visiting Australia in their 1st Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city’s Mirpur on Wednesday.”
The same image was also shared on another news website dated August 31, 2017, with the description, “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was one of the jubilant Tigers’ fans waving the red and green flag in the stands when the Bangladesh cricket team clinched its first-ever Test win against Australia in Dhaka.”
On August 30, 2017, Bangladesh won a Test match against Australia. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was present in that match and congratulated the team by hoisting the national flag.
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the viral image of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina holding the national flag of Brazil is edited.
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