The human rights organization calls upon the newspaper to issue an immediate apology for disseminating negative content regarding homosexuals and urges it to refrain from spreading further misinformation about homosexuality.
On June 24, 2023, the Bangla Jatiya newspaper, Dainik Sangram, published a report titled "The Increasing Prevalence of Homosexuality in Khulna," wherein it was stated that students in a majority of schools, colleges, and madrasahs were developing homosexual inclinations, leading to the creation of a distorted mindset. According to a leader of the Islamic youth movement, homosexuality is unequivocally abhorrent and the most reprehensible act in the world. The report also claimed that several nations had faced destruction due to homosexuality. Furthermore, the report asserted that homosexuality poses severe health risks, including the transmission of incurable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, as stated by a doctor from Khulna Medical College Hospital who characterized homosexuality as a manifestation of a complete mental disorder.
