Dhaka slams propaganda about minorities

Bangladesh has said when the people of Bangladesh were setting glorious examples of religious harmony, unfortunately they observed how a "flurry of exaggerated, unfounded and fake" reports and deliberate spread of "misinformation and disinformation" by vested quarters regarding minority persecution. "Sadly, we saw it at this forum too. Many such propaganda

BNP is spreading propaganda against peacekeepers: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Monday said BNP is conducting propaganda to make Bangladesh peacekeepers questionable.    “BNP is conducting propaganda to make Bangladesh peacekeepers, who are maintaining peace in different countries with reputation, questionable. And it has been doing this using Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB),” he said. Quader, also the road

Govt resorts to public diplomacy against propaganda

The government has given importance on public diplomacy to counter anti-Bangladesh propaganda abroad and spreading of misinformation against the development activities. In the light of the government’s instructions, the Public Diplomacy Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken various steps to raise the image of the country to

Be vocal against anti-state propaganda: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the Bangladeshi diaspora to raise their voice against those who tarnish the image of Bangladesh and spread anti-state propaganda from abroad. She renewed her call while exchanging views with leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Awami League's US chapter and expatriate Bangladeshis at a hotel

Counter propaganda against Bangladesh: PM to expats in NY

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged expatriate Bangladeshis to strongly counter the propaganda being carried out from abroad against her government and Bangladesh. "Give an instant befitting reply to the propaganda being carried out against us," she told a civic reception, accorded to her by the Bangladeshi community in the

Rights issue is a tool of political propaganda: AL

The ruling Awami League (AL) has told the United Nations (UN) that the issue of human rights violation is being used as a tool of political propaganda in Bangladesh. The ruling party said this when an AL delegation met with the visiting UN human rights delegation led by Rory Mungoven, chief

Facebook amplified Myanmar military propaganda

Facebook's recommendation algorithm amplifies military propaganda and other material that breaches the company's own policies in Myanmar following a military takeover in February, a new report by the rights group Global Witness says. A month after the military seized power in Myanmar and imprisoned elected leaders, Facebook's algorithms were still prompting