A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no sourcing to credible information, a complete lack of transparency, and/or is fake news. Fake News is the deliberate attempt to publish hoaxes and/or disinformation for the purpose of profit or influence (Learn More). Sources listed in the Questionable Category may be very untrustworthy and should be fact-checked on a per article basis. Please note sources on this list are not considered fake news unless specifically written in the reasoning section for that source. See all Questionable sources.
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE
Detailed Report
Reasoning: Pro-Government Propaganda, Poor Sourcing
Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Bangladesh
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: LIMITED FREEDOM
Media Type: Website
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: LOW CREDIBILITY
History
BDnews24 is a free-to-access 24/7 English-language news portal based in Bangladesh. According to its about page, the news site was initially founded as a news agency owned by Bangladesh News 24 Hours Ltd. In 2016, Toufique Imrose Khalidi and Asif Mahmood became the new owners of BDnews24. Toufique Imrose Khalidi is also the editor-in-chief of BDnews24.
Funded by / Ownership
Toufique Imrose Khalidi and Asif Mahmood are the owners of the BDnews24. Revenue is derived through advertising.
Analysis / Bias
In 2022, Reporters Without Borders ranked Bangladesh 162/180 in their Press Freedom Index, stating there is a “disturbing increase in press freedom violations.” Sheikh Hasina has been the country’s Prime Minister since 2009. She is the leader of the Center-Left Awami League.
Read our profile on Bangladesh media and government.
In review, BDnews24 publishes news with a pro-government tone, such as this “Hasina hooked on fishing as she goes out for a breath of fresh air amid virus blow” and “The new cabinet: Full of surprises, and a first in Bangladesh.” They also report news related to the opposition with a neutral tone “RAB arrests cartoonist Kishore, writer Mushtaq Ahmed in digital security case.” When covering world news pertaining to the USA, they cover the Tformer rump administration with a critical tone by republishing New York Times articles such as “What Trump and toxic cops have in common.” They generally source information poorly and report one-sided government propaganda through bias by omission.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate BDnews24 Left-Center Biased and Questionable based on poor sourcing techniques and the promotion of pro-government propaganda through one-sided reporting and bias by omission that is not critical of the government. (10/28/2016) Updated (M. Huitsing 03/25/2022)
Source: https://bdnews24.com/
Last Updated on May 14, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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