Old protest video shared as Awami League rally in Dhaka

A video was circulated on social media with claims that the streets of Dhaka are now under the control of leaders and activists of the Awami League, Bangladesh Chhatra League and Jubo League. However, Dismislab’s verification found that the video is old and shows a torch procession by protesters dissatisfied with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) candidate nominations.

On November 10, the video was posted on Facebook by several profiles. One of the captions read, “Insha’Allah, Alhamdulillah, tonight the streets of Dhaka are under the control of the Awami League, Chhatra League and Jubo League…!! O Allah, You are the Most Merciful. Today, after 27 months away from home, children and family, we seek Your help..!!” Before this report was published, the post had received more than 5,000 reactions and had been shared more than 200 times.

Several other Facebook posts circulated with similar claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19).

A reverse image search using several keyframes from the video led to a report published by Prothom Alo on November 18, 2025. The report stated that protesters dissatisfied with the BNP’s candidate nominations had taken out a torch procession.

The scenes identified in the Prothom Alo report as footage of people protesting against the BNP’s candidate nominations match those in the video currently circulating on Facebook.

Therefore, the video being circulated with claims that Dhaka’s streets are under the control of the Awami League, Chhatra League and Jubo League does not show a recent procession by these groups. It is an old video of a torch procession by protesters dissatisfied with the BNP’s candidate nominations.