, Feb. 1 -- BNP on Sunday questioned the credibility of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer's claim that his social media account was hacked, saying the claim came nearly nine hours after a controversial anti-women post triggered widespread criticism.

"After facing strong criticism over a misogynistic post, the hacking claim was made around 1:00am. How reasonable is it to make such a claim nine hours later?" said BNP Election Steering Committee Spokesperson Mahdi Amin.

Speaking at a press conference at the party's Gulshan election office, he said if any important or verified social media account is hacked, the first responsibility is to inform the public immediately to prevent confusion. "But in this case, the hacking claim came only after public ang...