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News of Monirul Islam becoming BCS cadre from carpenter is 4 years old

A news item reporting the rags-to-riches story of a Bangaldesh civil servant, Monirul Islam, who became a ‘BCS cadre from a carpenter’ has been going viral from on social media platforms. 

As per crowdtangle data in the last 7 days, there are 25 posts and 12,144 interactions on this claim.

A fact check by Newschecker has found that the original report was published 4 years ago, and was recently picked up by few online portals, giving the impression that it was a recent development. 

Fact Check / Verification

By conducting a keyword search Newchecker found a report on Campus Live on May 14, 2017, titled “The Story of BCS Cadre Monirul’s Dream Victory from Carpenter”.

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Screenshot from CampusLive

The same news item has been reproduced in the website of one ‘Bangla News’ as a fresh news item and has been going viral on social media platforms. 

Monirul Islam’s success story about his transformation from a carpenter to a BCS officer was also reported on Prothom Alo on 13th May 2017.

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Monirul Islam passed the 35th BCS examination and was appointed in the education cadre in 2017. 

Conclusion

A 4-year-old story has been reproduced exactly by an online portal, and is being shared as the latest news by users on Facebook.

Result – Misleading

Our Sources

Campuslive: https://campuslive24.com/success-story/5448/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6 % B8% E0% A7% 8D% E0% A6% A4% E0% A7% 8D% E0% A6% B0% E0% A6% BF-% E0% A6% A5% E0% A7% 87% E0% A6% 95% E0% A7% 87-% E0% A6% AC% E0% A6% BF% E0% A6% B8% E0% A6% BF% E0% A6% 8F% E0% A6% B8-% E0% A6% 95% E0% A7% 8D% E0% A6% AF% E0% A6% BE% E0% A6% A1% E0% A6% BE% E0% A6% B0-% E0% A6% AE% E0% A6% A8 % E0% A6% BF% E0% A6% B0% E0% A7% 81% E0% A6% B2% E0% A7% 87% E0% A6% B0-% E0% A6% B8% E0% A7% 8D% E0% A6% AC% E0% A6% AA% E0% A7% 8D% E0% A6% A8-% E0% A6% 9C% E0% A7% 9F% E0% A7% 87% E0% A6% B0-% E0% A6% 97% E0% A6% B2% E0% A7% 8D% E0% A6% AA

Prothom Alo: https://www.prothomalo.com/life/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6% B0-% E0% A6% B2% E0% A7% 9C% E0% A6% BE% E0% A6% 87-% E0% A6% 9C% E0% A6% BF% E0% A6% A4% E0% A7% 87-% E0% A6% AC% E0% A6% BF% E0% A6% B8% E0% A6% BF% E0% A6% 8F% E0% A6% B8-% E0% A6% 95% E0% A7% 8D% E0% A6% AF% E0% A6% BE% E0% A6% A1% E0% A6% BE% E0% A6% B0


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