Govt wants to bin falsehood with correct information : Arafat

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Thursday said that the government wanted to challenge misinformation and disinformation with true information.

He said this in an interview with visiting German journalists at his ministry office in the Bangladesh Secretariat Thursday noon, said an official release.

The journalists included Richard Beil, Michael Stang, Susann Kreutzmann, Aljoscha Hartmann, Julia Theres Held, Natalie Mayroth and Benjamin Bernd Thomas.

Asked about Bangladesh recent reaction over Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) latest report and ranking on Bangladesh’s press freedom released in 2023, Arafat said: “I did not criticize the report and ranking published on the RSF website, but presented factual information as the report is available on the website till 2024.”

The RSF report contains many wrong information, he said, adding: “In counter, I have presented the true information to the media with evidence and sent a letter to RSF in this regard.

“Our intention is to uphold the truth to RSF and re-evaluate the ranking,” he said.