The ministry of home affairs has made a list of Bangladeshi expatriates involved in spreading “anti-state propaganda” and sent it to the Bangladeshi missions abroad for taking required actions in this regard.
The ministry of foreign affairs officials said this at a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on foreign affairs held on Wednesday.
There, in a progress report, it was also mentioned that what role the Bangladeshi missions have been playing to prevent the spread of anti-state propaganda.
They said the missions are always active in protesting and responding to the propaganda through the foreign ministries of the respective countries.
However, they also said the list prepared by the home ministry carries no specific details.
The foreign ministry officials added that the missions abroad have been clearly instructed to appeal to the governments of the countries concerned to try the perpetrators of anti-state activities under their existing laws.
Bangladesh ambassadors and high commissioners in those countries have also been instructed to regularly monitor the activities of the listed persons or organisations and inform the authorities of any social media posts, content, news or information that are harmful and defamatory to the government or against the interest of the coutry.
Steps are already being taken to ensure that informative and objective news are regularly published in the international media to counter misinformation and promote a positive image for Bangladesh, the report said.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
