Misinformation

Misinformation

The “Digital Defenders Youth Leadership Summit,” hosted by the Subarna Bhumi Foundation on Saturday (9 May), brought together 25 youth leaders from Indigenous and Bengali communities to promote safer digital spaces. Photo: Courtesy

Subarna Bhumi Foundation hosts ‘Digital Defenders’ summit to combat online disinformation

The participants were recent graduates of the “Empowered Youth: Safer Digital Spaces” training programme supported by Accountability Lab.

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74% of pre-election misinformation in Bangladesh politically affiliated: UNDP expert

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Misinformation spreading like an 'epidemic', warn speakers at PIB seminar

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How AI-generated content is manufacturing consensus ahead of Bangladesh election

Election Commission building at Agargaon in the capital. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

EC dismisses reports on suspension of Pabna-1, Pabna-2 polls

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Rumours and the news cycle: How lies travelled faster than facts

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How EC plans to tackle misinformation generated from social media and AI

Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam addresses a dialogue session titled Media Freedom: The Issue of Political Commitments in Manifesto, held on 6 November 2025 at the Cirdap Auditorium in Dhaka. Photo: CGS

Misinformation big threat to democracy: Shafiqul Alam

File photo of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan. Photo: Collected

Rizwana urges public to protect St Martin's as nature starts to recover

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Bangladesh seeks regional cooperation, truth platforms to counter dis/misinformation

Misinfo report: 296 cases identified in July; politics leads the list

Misinfo report: 296 cases identified in July; politics leads the list

Logo of Dismislab. Photo: Collected

AI-generated videos burst into political campaign amid surge in election misinformation: Dismislab

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed speaks at a seminar in the capital’s Banani area on 19 July 2025. Photo: TBS

Tackling rumours, misinformation will be harder before polls: Salahuddin