Arafat detained in Gulshan

Former State Minister for Information, Professor Mohammad A Arafat, was detained by law enforcement agencies in Gulshan area of the capital on Tuesday (August 27), according to sources. Mohammad A Arafat, who won the Dhaka-17 seat in the 12th national election as an Awami League candidate, was later sworn in as

Arafat accuses BNP of spreading propaganda over Bangladesh-India MoU

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Monday accused BNP of spreading propaganda and falsehood over the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Bangladesh and India recently. “BNP is spreading propaganda and falsehood over the MoU without reading and understanding all of its clauses…The party is misleading people

Arafat for pledge to ensure honesty in disclosing information

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Sunday put emphasis on making a vow to ensure honesty in disclosing information to establish peace in society. “Existence of differences of opinion is a beauty of society and democracy. We all must agree on disclosing the true and correct information,”

Arafat joins ministerial conference on drug trafficking in Mauritius

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has joined the First Ministerial Conference on Drug Trafficking and Substance Abuse in the Western Indian Ocean in Mauritius. The conference was held at Intercontinental Resort in Balaclava, Mauritius on Thursday, according to a press release received here Friday. Ministers and delegation chiefs

Only registered online portals to be allowed to operate: Arafat

Seeking Deputy Commissioners help to fight against spread of falsehood and disinformation, state minister for information and broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today said only the registered and professionals online portals will be allowed to operate to ensure accountability and discipline in the media industry. Arafat said this in a meeting with

Bangladesh, Turkey to work together to combat disinformation: Arafat

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has said Bangladesh and Turkey will work together globally to prevent disinformation and misinformation. Arafat, who is now in Istanbul to attend a special session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers of OIC, said this after a bilateral meeting with President

Bangladesh, EU to work jointly against disinformation: Arafat

Bangladesh and European Union (EU) today agreed to work together against disinformation observing that the evil practice has emerged as a global challenge now. EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whitley in a meeting with State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat at later’s secretariat office discussed the ways of

Bangabandhu’s daughter changed Bangladesh’s global status: Arafat

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had changed Bangladesh's status in the global stage with her courageous actions like exposing to justice 1971 war criminals and constructing Padma Bridge in the past 15 years. "Bangabandhu's daughter has changed our status in the

Arafat steps up for Bangladesh in Ironman World Championship

Bangladesh's top Triathlete Ironman Arafat finished Ironman World Championship in Nice for the second time in two consecutive years. But this time he competed better against the best of the best Triathletes from around the world. 2186 strong athletes from 93 countries participated in the Ironman World Championship, among them five

Arafat’s absence from meeting irks CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal expressed his frustration at the absence of Awami League candidate Mohammad Ali Arafat from a meeting on the upcoming Dhaka-17 parliamentary by-election. Awal urged the candidates to follow the code of conduct and practise tolerance rather than conducting 'overly enthusiastic' campaigns during the meeting at