Dhaka, November 10, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
More than 150 Chinese nationals have reportedly been filming and livestreaming from economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods of Dhaka, falsely presenting the locations as parts of New Delhi and making disparaging remarks about India’s living standards, sanitation and food habits.
According to reports in Bangladeshi media, the activities have been taking place in the Tekpara and Uttara areas for several months, with content creators reportedly remaining active from early morning until late at night.
In one incident on November 1, a Chinese woman identified as Mianmian, who claimed to be from China’s Sichuan province, livestreamed from beside a canal in Uttara Sector 12. She allegedly presented the location as New Delhi and described its residential buildings and surroundings as dirty and unhygienic.
“This is New Delhi. Their homes are extremely dirty. There isn’t even a fan inside the tin-roofed houses. This place is quite underdeveloped, dirty and unhygienic, and the law-and-order situation is poor,” Prothom Alo quoted her as saying.
In another instance, a Chinese national livestreamed from tea stalls in Dhaka’s Tekpara locality and allegedly told viewers that the tea consumed by locals was made using “cow urine”.
“Look, they are drinking tea. Do you know what kind of tea this is? This is cow urine tea. They drink cow urine tea,” the newspaper quoted him as saying.
Reports of Chinese content creators filming in Dhaka’s low-income neighbourhoods have been emerging since May 2026. The repeated use of the same locations, along with allegations of misrepresenting them as Indian neighbourhoods and making derogatory comments, has raised concerns about the portrayal of India to international audiences.
The reports have also highlighted concerns over misleading social media content and the potential for geographically misrepresented footage to shape perceptions before its authenticity is established.
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