𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲: 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐣𝐚 𝐊𝐮𝐢𝐩

Ms. 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗷𝗮 𝗞𝘂𝗶𝗽, chargé d’affaires, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Bangladesh, emphasized on building an information just society through proper information flow. She stressed on this in a roundtable titled ‘𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵: 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲” organized jointly by 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗠𝗜𝗗) and the 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 (𝗠𝗦𝗝) at 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗨𝗜𝗨) today, Monday, 01 April 2024.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗱. 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗠𝗶𝗮, Vice Chancellor of UIU, who chaired the program; emphasised on limiting negative human behavior through social and digital media and harness it. Dr. Sheikh Mohammad Shafiul Islam, Head, MSJ, UIU moderated the programme along with Dr. Mario Hirstein, Assistant Professor, MSJ, UIU and Syed Kamrul Hassan, Deputy Director, SACMID.

Distinguished guests from various sectors, including academia, media, and government, participated in the event, shedding light on the multifaceted challenges posed by the proliferation of false information in the digital age. The discussion delved into issues such as freedom of speech, the spread of rumors, and the role of legislation such as the Cyber Security Act in addressing these challenges.

Ms. Namia Akhter, Senior Policy Adviser at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Mr. Nazar-E-Zilani, Member, Board of Trustee, SACMID addressed the program as Special Guest.

Mr. Abu Sadat Md. Mostansir Billah, Director, Public Relations,UIU, Mr. M. Mahbub Alam, Senior journalist and media academic, Mr. Rafiquzzaman, journalist trainer and media educator, Mr. Jilhaj Uddin Nipun, Journalist trainer at Press Institute Bangladesh, Program Director at TUS, a NGO; Shuvashish Das, Fact Check expert, Mufti Safikul Alam Mahmudi, Imam at UIU, a few journalists, youth leaders and other esteemed discussants shared their perspectives in the program.

The round table served as a platform for engaging dialogue and collaborative efforts aimed at developing strategies to combat misinformation and disinformation, safeguarding the integrity of information in Bangladesh’s digital landscape.