Qadaruddin Shishir

Fact-check: Did BNP really launch an ‘India Out’ campaign?

We ought to be wary of disinformation campaigns

8m ago

Observing the ‘election observers’

Bangladesh now has a new government, determined through an election held on January 7 that was described as “controversial" in well-known international press

9m ago

Disinformation as a tool against journalists

Intimidating journalists is something of a daily task for those in the power circles in Bangladesh.

1y ago

World Cup revealed our media's vulnerability to fake news

Fact-checkers in Bangladesh debunked at least 10 different fake or misleading news stories, eight of which are related to the football tournament, in top newspapers and TV channels.

1y ago

Exposing disinformation is a crime in Modi’s India

In early 2017, when I was mulling over launching BD FactCheck – the first fact-checking initiative in Bangladesh – we looked for who else in the region was already working in this field.

2y ago

Why fact-checking is essential

Having been working for some years to understand the trends and traits of misinformation in the Bangladeshi online sphere, I often encounter

2y ago

Bangladeshi media’s troubling tango with fake news

Oftentimes, we hear politicians, academics and journalists laying great emphasis on how the mainstream media can play its part to fight the menace of fake news and misinformation.

2y ago

Fake News: How to Fight It?

For quite some time now, the term “fake news” has been the buzzword and everyone seems to be anxious about it. We often see high government officials speaking emphatically about how bad “gujob” (rumour) or fake news is for the society and how it should be eliminated for the sake of people and the country.

4y ago
February 1, 2024
February 1, 2024

Fact-check: Did BNP really launch an ‘India Out’ campaign?

We ought to be wary of disinformation campaigns

January 10, 2024
January 10, 2024

Observing the ‘election observers’

Bangladesh now has a new government, determined through an election held on January 7 that was described as “controversial" in well-known international press

April 9, 2023
April 9, 2023

Disinformation as a tool against journalists

Intimidating journalists is something of a daily task for those in the power circles in Bangladesh.

December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022

World Cup revealed our media's vulnerability to fake news

Fact-checkers in Bangladesh debunked at least 10 different fake or misleading news stories, eight of which are related to the football tournament, in top newspapers and TV channels.

July 1, 2022
July 1, 2022

Exposing disinformation is a crime in Modi’s India

In early 2017, when I was mulling over launching BD FactCheck – the first fact-checking initiative in Bangladesh – we looked for who else in the region was already working in this field.

April 6, 2022
April 6, 2022

Why fact-checking is essential

Having been working for some years to understand the trends and traits of misinformation in the Bangladeshi online sphere, I often encounter

March 18, 2022
March 18, 2022

Bangladeshi media’s troubling tango with fake news

Oftentimes, we hear politicians, academics and journalists laying great emphasis on how the mainstream media can play its part to fight the menace of fake news and misinformation.

December 3, 2019
December 3, 2019

Fake News: How to Fight It?

For quite some time now, the term “fake news” has been the buzzword and everyone seems to be anxious about it. We often see high government officials speaking emphatically about how bad “gujob” (rumour) or fake news is for the society and how it should be eliminated for the sake of people and the country.

November 9, 2019
November 9, 2019

Criminalising dissent: What about muzzling opinions?

Holding or expressing opinions that do not go along the lines of the State is criminalised by law in many countries including ours.

September 27, 2019
September 27, 2019

A Vices’ circle

I don’t know whether to call it luck that we get to witness the development of a brand-new English phrase right under our noses. The