BSS, Dhaka:

Some news outlets and some people are deliberately spreading lies and misinformation on the number of policemen killed during the July-August student-led uprising, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said in a statement today.

“We have noticed that some news outlets and also some people have been deliberately spreading lies and misinformation on the number of policemen who were killed during the July-August student-led uprising,” the statement read.

The Police Headquarters has published a list of police officials killed during the uprising. This list showed that 44 police personnel were killed during the student-led movement.

The police department meticulously maintains the list of officers or constables who are injured or killed in any protests or any acts of violence, the statement said.

Anyone claiming more police were killed in the uprising is requested to provide evidences, said the statement.