In a live talk show broadcast on January 5, hosted by expatriate journalist and online activist Elias Hossain, an individual claiming to be Major Shariful Haque Dalim, a decorated freedom fighter sentenced to death for involvement in the assassination of Bangladesh's first President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family, spoke after years of living in hiding. During the talk show, Dalim discussed various aspects of the Liberation War and the political scenario of the time. At one point, Elias Hossain asked about the reported sexual violence faced by 200,000 women during the war. In response, Dalim reportedly said, "I know of only two women who were assaulted—my mother and my wife, Nimmy."
Subsequently, a claim surfaced on social media, particularly on Facebook, accompanied by a photocard bearing the logo of the newspaper Amar Desh. The photocard quoted Dalim allegedly saying, “In 1971, only two women were raped—one was my mother, and the other was my wife, Nimmy. Beyond that, I saw no one.”

Fact-Check

The Rumor Scanner team investigated the claim and found no evidence to support that Major Shariful Haque Dalim made such a statement during the talk show. Moreover, Amar Desh did not publish any photocard or news item containing this alleged statement. Instead, the photocard in question was fabricated using digital editing techniques, imitating the style of Amar Desh’s official materials.
A closer examination of the disputed photocard revealed the use of Amar Desh’s logo, with January 6, 2025, marked as the publication date. However, a review of Amar Desh’s official Facebook page showed no record of such a photocard or any related news item under this headline. Similarly, no corresponding content was found on the newspaper’s website or YouTube channel. Additionally, no similar reports were identified in any other media outlet.
Further scrutiny highlighted subtle differences in the font used on the fake photocard compared to the official font styles typically employed by Amar Desh in its social media posts. To verify the matter, Rumor Scanner contacted the news editor of Amar Desh, Elias Hossain, who confirmed that the newspaper had not published any such news or photocard.
A review of the controversial talk show featuring Elias Hossain and Shariful Haque Dalim also did not reveal any instance where Dalim made the alleged remarks.
In summary, the claim attributing the statement, “In 1971, only two women were raped—one was my mother, and the other was my wife, Nimmy,” to Major Shariful Haque Dalim is entirely baseless. The photocard bearing Amar Desh’s logo and propagating this claim is fabricated and misleading.

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