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Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday (21 November) said legal action is being taken against the persons who are spreading anti-state rumours at home and abroad.
Regrettably, a political party is supporting those who circulate rumors, he added, saying that the government has identified many of them and contacted relevant authorities in other countries.
The minister told reporters after a meeting with 'Rumour Resisting Cell and Fact Checking Committee' at the auditorium of the Press Information Department (PID) at secretariat here.
Principal Information Officer (PIO) Shahenur Mia, senior deputy PIO Abdul Jalil, deputy PIO Nasrin Jahan Lipi and information officer Gazi Sarfia Yesmin, among others, were present in the meeting.
Dr. Hasan stated that AL leaders and activists living overseas have been instructed to take legal action against people spreading rumors in other countries. The administration has also made the appeal to the governments of the countries involved.
He said the government is aware of the rumours which are being spread from abroad and those have been reduced than earlier.
The minister said BNP-Jamaat didn't pay properly to their paid agents to spread rumours and some audios were viral centering the issues. Besides, some expatriates lodged case against them in different countries, he said.
Urging journalists of mainstream mass media to vocal against anti-state rumours, Hasan Mahmud said they will try to spread rumours centering the upcoming elections too. They also spread rumours against COVID-19 vaccine and during the construction of Padma Bridge, he said.
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