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Bangladesh media now enjoys unprecedented freedom: Chief Adviser

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Published: 19:17, 29 January 2025  
Bangladesh media now enjoys unprecedented freedom: Chief Adviser

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said Bangladesh media now enjoys unprecedented freedom, but misinformation and disinformation have flooded the social media.

The Chief Adviser made the comment when a delegation of the Open Society Foundations met him on Wednesday. 

The delegation headed by its chair Alex Soros and president Binaifer Nowrojee expressed support for reforms undertaken by the interim government.

During the meeting, Alex Soros commended Prof Yunus for leading the country at a critical time in its history and shepherding reforms needed to fix the country's institutions and rebuild the economy.

He said the student-led mass uprising has given ‘great opportunities’ to set a new course for the country.

They discussed issues ranging from the July uprising, transitional justice for the victims of struggle, economic reforms, media, recovery of stolen assets, the new cybersecurity laws and how to improve them and the Rohingya crisis.

Prof Yunus thanked the Open Foundations for its support. 

He urged the Foundation to do more for spreading the news of the unprecedented student-led uprising, which has brought down a brutal dictatorship.

The Chief Adviser asked the Foundation to help the country in ‘asset tracing’ in order to bring back some 234 billion dollars siphoned off during Sheikh Hasina's 16-year-long rule.

Prof Yunus said the interim government inherited a ‘devastated and war-torn’ economy, and he sought the Foundation's support in the rebuilding process.

The Foundation also expressed its desire to help Bangladesh's crucial LDC graduation - a move welcomed by the Chief Adviser.

“We have to think about how to do the transition without any problems,” he said.

Inputs taken from BSS
 

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