Law enforcement intervened after India's Ministry of External Affairs objected to digital content creators livestreaming Dhaka's Tekpara and Uttara areas to Chinese platforms as disparaging depictions of New Delhi. More than 100 creators had been generating daily footage, frequently trespassing onto private properties and paying locals for filming assistance. Authorities have inspected the foreigners' passports and instructed them to depart the country once their current tourist authorizations end. While surveillance halted the activity, officials have not confirmed formal penalties or legal charges.
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Local police instructed the foreign content creators to leave Bangladesh immediately afte…: Local police instructed the foreign content creators to leave Bangladesh immediately after their tourist visas expire.
Community members in Uttara and Tekpara observed an absolute halt in filming following in…: Community members in Uttara and Tekpara observed an absolute halt in filming following increased intelligence surveillance.
Bangladeshi authorities have not officially confirmed whether formal charges or visa viol…: Bangladeshi authorities have not officially confirmed whether formal charges or visa violation penalties will be filed.
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Chinese vloggers accused of defaming India by filming poor neighbourhoods in Dhaka and falsely portraying the footage as scenes from New Delhi have "scaled down" their activities following increased surveillance by local law enforcement agencies, a Bangladeshi police official said.
The authorities stepped up monitoring of the Chinese nationals, around 150 in number, after India expressed concern over the alleged use of Bangladeshi territory to tarnish its image.
Also Read | 'This is New Delhi': Chinese vloggers pass off Bangladesh slums as India in bizarre videosAccording to Mohammad Khalid Mansur, officer-in-charge of Dhaka’s Uttara West Police Station, intelligence agencies intensified surveillance of the Chinese nationals and began monitoring them closely. This led to a decline in their activities, the newspaper Prothom Alo reported on Thursday.
Earlier, Bangladeshi media reports said the Chinese vloggers were active in Dhaka’s Tekpara and Uttara neighbourhoods, livestreaming footage of narrow streets and impoverished localities on Chinese social media platforms. They are accused of misrepresenting these areas as parts of New Delhi and making "disparaging" comments about the residents’ living conditions.
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