CA urges UN to develop effective mechanism to fight disinformation
July 03, 2025 00:00:00
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged the United Nations (UN) to develop an effective mechanism to fight disinformation and support media maintaining ethical standards, reports BSS.
The CA made the call when Susan Vize, Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh, and Mehdi Benchelah, Senior Project Officer, Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, UNESCO, called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital.
The UNESCO officials met the CA ahead of the launching of a report titled "An Assessment of Bangladesh's Media Landscape: Focusing on Free, Independent and Pluralistic Media", jointly prepared by UNDP and UNESCO.
"We are really looking forward to the report," said the CA. "Our main problem is disinformation, fake news... Some of this disinformation is spread by people living outside; some local people are involved. It's a continuous bombardment," he added.
Mentioning that regular media are also a source of much disinformation alongside digital platforms, Prof Yunus sought a UN role in the fight against it, and said, "You just don't talk with the government; you also talk with media."
UNESCO Representative Susan Vize said the report that it was launching would highlight the issue of self-regulation, among other things.