India's election results are awaited amid a flood of misinformation

India’s six-week-long election was staggering not only for its size and operational complexity, but also for the “unprecedented” level of online disinformation. The largest democratic process in history brought with it a flood of false social media posts and instant messages, ranging from manipulated videos to unrelated images with false captions. Raqib Hameed Naik of […]

Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin attends Shangri-La Dialogue 2024 in Singapore

Besides this, the Army Chief will hold bilateral meetings with the Chief of Staff of the Singapore Armed Forces (Army Chief) and high-ranking military and civilian officials from various countries, said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release. The IISS Shangri-La Dialogue is Asia's premier defence summit. It is a meeting where ministers discuss the […]

JP general secretary emphasizes independence and calls for fair election environment

Regarding the Election Commission’s decision to transfer Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) and officers-in-charge (OCs) of police stations, Mujibul Haq said, “No matter what the electoral changes are, everyone is under the government. So, I don’t “It would seem that this change would lead to some qualitative improvement. But it is better than nothing.” Mujibul Haq […]

Army feels more comfortable working with civil administration than earlier: Army Chief

Later, General Shafiuddin briefed reporters about the discussion. SM Shafiuddin Ahmed said that the Army intends to complete any task assigned by the government in full cooperation with the civil administration. He said that the army carries out various activities including countering natural calamities, security related activities and nation building with the help of civil […]

North Korea calls for factories, economy to normalize after COVID ‘upheaval’

North Korea’s parliament has outlined plans to normalize industrial output this year and meet its economic goals in 2022 despite “the worst turmoil” amid the coronavirus pandemic, state media said on Thursday. The reclusive country’s rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly, held a two-day meeting from Tuesday to discuss the government budget, economic policy and […]