Chief Adviser invited to Munich Security Conference

The Munich Security Conference Chairman, Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, has called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in the Swiss city of Davos.

Ambassador Heusgen invited the Chief Adviser to join the key annual security conclave, which will be held in the German city of Munich in February of this year.

During the meeting on Tuesday, the two dignitaries discussed the July uprising, Bangladesh's relationship with its neighbours, the Rohingya crisis, and the online misinformation campaign.

Ambassador Heusgen said online platforms such as Facebook are used to spread fake news and misinformation about Bangladesh. 

He suggested that Bangladesh could emulate the European nations' example by enacting a law requiring online platforms to fact-check content.

Lutfey Siddiqi, Special Envoy of the Chief Adviser, and Lamiya Morshed, SDG coordinator, also joined the meeting.