Editing Taslima Nasrin (section)

=== Mahfuj Alam ===
In 2024, Taslima faced significant backlash after asserting that [[Mahfuj Alam]] was the leader of [[Hizb ut-Tahrir (Bangladesh)|Hizb-ut-Tahrir]] in a Facebook status despite not having any concrete evidence of it. This led to the [[Mass media in India|Indian mainstream media]] picking up on it and publishing it as news without further fact checking. Her actions quickly sparked a wave of memes and trolling on social media, with many people questioning her motives and even speculating about her mental state.<ref>{{Cite news |title=How false claims of Mahfuj Alam's extremist ties spread from social to news media |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/365214/how-false-claims-of-mahfuj-alam%E2%80%99s-extremist-ties |access-date=2025-02-17 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-10 |title=Why are the Indian media looking at Bangladesh through Taslima Nasrin's lens? |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/features/panorama/why-indian-media-looking-bangladesh-through-taslima-nasrins-lens-963566 |access-date=2025-02-16 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>