CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 30, 2024 (BSS) - An opinion-exchange meeting on 
"Building Discrimination-free Bangladesh and the Role of Mass Media in 
Resisting Rumour" was held in the district today.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Chapainawabganj Md. Abdus Samad attended the 
meeting as the chief guest with Deputy Chief Information Officer of Rajshahi 
Regional Office Md. Touhiduzzaman in the chair.

Rajshahi Regional Information Office organised the meeting at the conference 
room of Deputy Commissioner (DC) here.

At the beginning of the programme, the Deputy Chief Information Officer gave 
a PowerPoint presentation describing how the rumours spread, how they can be 
detected and how they can be prevented.

The chief guest said that there should be a good relationship between the 
media workers and the government officials so that no misinformation can get 
space.

None should spread rumour as it often hampers communal harmony, he added.

Chapainawabganj District Information Officer Rup Kumar Barmon spoke at the 
meeting while Senior Information Officer of Rajshahi Regional Office Md. 
Azizur Rahman Shah moderated it.