Deception of Shadman Zaman and Bangladesh-Isreal relations

The latest development in Bangladesh-Israel relations made radical Islamists in Bangladesh worried about their stand against Israel.

Recently Bangladesh has changed the travel restriction statement from its passport. This worries many radical Islamist nations including Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Iran. This is a bold step by the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is the daughter of the father of the nation of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Most of the Muslim-majority countries still do not recognize the state of Israel. But during the past 3 years, from 2018-2021 it has been noticed and reported that many have managed to accept the existence of the state of Israel as an independent nation in the Arab world. Bangladesh due to its domestic political reasons was not able to amend the relationship statement with the state of Israel. Sheikh Hasina’s move gave new hope to the people of Bangladesh.

Earlier governments in Bangladesh led by the BNP(Bangladesh Nationalist Party) and backed by radical clerics had a very strong viewpoint against Israel. The former prime minister of Bangladesh Khalida Zia, who is a strong supporter of the Islamist Shariah law, never wanted to normalize any kind of relationship with Israel. This cornered Bangladesh in the economic struggle. During this period Bangladesh was considered one of the poorest nations in the world. But, the leadership of Sheikh Hasina sparked the image of the nation and brought economic stability to the people.

As Bangladesh lifted the Israel travel ban many will jump and try to credit themselves. One such name is Shadman Zaman. He claims to be a Bangladesh national. Sahdman holds a British passport and lives in London.

Who is Shadman Zaman?

Sahdman Zaman is a British national who traveled to Britain from Bangladesh for studies. There he earned his degree in medicine.

The Eastern Herald has followed his trials and found many of his false claims. Shadman with his British passport traveled to Israel. Though Shadman like millions of others aspires to achieve something big he is an ambitious man. Shadman lived a happy life and never faced any trouble before or after he converted to Judaism. After he converted to Judaism he visited Israel many times and portrayed himself as a friend of Israel. This move gave him a lot of popularity in the media in Israel as well. There are numerous chances that he may claim to be a reason behind Bangladesh’s move towards Israel.

False Claims of Shadman Zaman

1.  He is a stateless Zionist.
2.  He is banned to travel his homeland Bangladesh.
3. In Bangladeshi school books, it said “‘Jews are the mirror of Satan’ and ‘Zionists control the world'”.
4.  He is the first visitor to Israel on a Bangladeshi Passport.
5.  He established a committee to encourage Bangladesh-Israel relations.

*  His claim that he is a stateless Zionist is a blatant lie. Shadman is a British National. He abandoned his Bangladeshi nationality for his personal gains.

*  He claims that he is banned to travel to Bangladesh. We’ve contacted Bangladeshi authorities and found nothing supporting his claim. In fact, when he surrendered his Bangladeshi nationality and chose UK nationality over his motherland, Bangladesh has no right or claims against his travel to any country.

*  He claims that he studied in a school where the Cambridge curriculum is followed but there in books he found anti-semistism. No textbooks in Bangladeshi schools are found to support such claims.

*  He claims that he is the first visitor to Israel to travel on a Bangladeshi passport. This claim is a pure case of deception. When Shadman Zaman traveled to Israel he used his British passport only.

*  Shadman also claims that he established a committee to encourage Bangladesh-Israel relations. There is no evidence of such a society or group or committee in Bangladesh.