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Fake experts drive disinformation before Bangladesh polls

AFP report, Sept 7, 2023 at 22: 20 hrsHundreds of articles praising Bangladeshi government policies apparently by independent experts have appeared in national and international media but the authors have questionable credentials, fake photos, and may not even exist, an AFP investigation has found. Commentators say it is evidence of a sustained campaign of disinformation by unknown actors ahead of elections due by the end of January but appears to be intended to benefit the…

journalists confined for taking photos of AL-BCL clash in Barishal

report in The Daily Star, May 18, 2023At least 30 journalists were confined after they took photos of a clash that broke out between Awami League and Chhatra League men in Barishal yesterday. Later, they were freed following interventions by senior leaders. The melee broke out between two factions of Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) after a meeting of public representatives of Sadar upazila with Awami League candidate Abul Khair Abdullah Khokon Serniabat…