Skip to main content

The claim

A Hindu woman was murdered and her body, wrapped in polythene with tied hands, was found in Barisal’s Talukder Market, Bangladesh.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review identifies the woman as 23-year-old Maria Begum, a pregnant Muslim who was rescued alive by police on 29 June 2025 after an acid attack. It says she was found tied and wrapped in polythene on the Barisal-Bhola highway—not murdered or found at Talukder Market.[S1]

Research date:

Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026