The European Union (EU) expects the interim government to complete all reforms and fulfill the democratic election process.
The delegation of the European Union (EU) Embassy met with adviser to the ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and the ministry of Information and Broadcasting Md Nahid Islam and shared this expectation, reports BSS.
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid sought cooperation of the European Commission (EU) to stop spreading misinformation on the student-people uprising and complete trial of mass murderers.
"We want EU cooperation to stop spreading of various misinformation about the mass uprising across the world and complete the trial process of the mass-killing properly," he said.
Nahid Islam sought this support as an EU delegation, led by Ambassador Michael Miller, called on him at the Posts and Telecommunications Division, said a press release.
Besides, he also urged the EU to extend support for providing treatment and rehabilitation to the people who received injuries during the uprising.
Michael Miller extended their support to the interim government, saying that he came to talk about basic human rights, digitization, media reform and the election process.
"The interim government will complete all the reform processes and complete the democratic election process," Miller expressed hope.
The adviser said they are considering the issue of political reforms with priority, as if the reforms are not done properly, the election will not be fruitful.
"We want democratic transition as soon as possible," he said, adding, "Before that, we want to bring some basic reforms."
He continued, "Our main challenge now is to bring economic stability and the law and order situation under control."
About development projects, Nahid Islam said that ongoing projects with development partners will continue, but some projects are being re-evaluated.
Mentioning that they are interested in working jointly with Bangladesh on cyber security, e-governance, digital infrastructure, data protection, IT, the EU ambassador said they are ready to give advice on any technical issue.
He also said an agreement was signed with the ICT division for a project on e-Effective Governance involving 10 million euros.
The envoy also expressed interest in working to prevent the spreading of misinformation on social media, as the adviser sought EU cooperation in stopping online propaganda.
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