Senior Assistant Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, Fayez Ahmed, stated that the killing of businessman Moni Chakraborty in Narsingdi was primarily the result of family conflict and business rivalry, not a communal attack as circulated online. He made the remarks during a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, citing initial assessments by police and the victim’s family that found no communal connection.

Ahmed said false claims had spread on social media portraying the incident as a communal assault because the victim was from the Sanatan religious community. He warned that such misinformation could harm social harmony and create confusion. He noted that similar attempts to disrupt communal unity through fabricated narratives had been observed in recent incidents.

He also mentioned that several prominent citizens had expressed concern over the killing and urged them to verify facts and, if necessary, visit the site before drawing conclusions. Ahmed called on everyone to act responsibly and cautiously to prevent misinformation from damaging communal coexistence.