Guterres voiced concern over disinformation targeting Bangladesh

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain today said UN Secretary-General António Guterres "expressed concern" over the disinformation targeted against Bangladesh.

"His visit would more than counterweigh the misinformation and disinformation campaign and the attempts to destabilise Bangladesh," he told reporters at a joint media briefing with Guterres at a city hotel.

Hossain said Guterres' assurance of support would help Bangladesh in its successful reform process and transition to democracy in line with the common aspiration of the people of Bangladesh.

The UN chief appreciated the complexities of the reform process for a "free and fair election" and a "real transformation" of the country, said the foreign adviser.

Guterres promised the UN's total commitment to the reform process under the leadership of Chief Adviser Yunus and said he will do whatever he can do to support the endeavours of the interim government, and stand by Bangladesh and its people.

Guterres is now in Bangladesh as part of his "Ramadan Solidarity Visit" and is scheduled to leave Dhaka tomorrow morning.

The visit comes with the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's membership in the United Nations.

"This marks a historical moment for both Bangladesh and the UN, as the secretary general himself is witnessing the formative stage of a new Bangladesh following the supreme sacrifices of the July-August mass uprising that aspired for a just, democratic, and inclusive society," Hossain said.

The foreign adviser said this visit is significantly meaningful for the government and for the future Bangladesh.