{"id":93493,"date":"2025-10-16T16:27:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/?post_type=project&#038;p=93493"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:38:00","slug":"advancing-information-integrity-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/project\/advancing-information-integrity-in-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Advancing Information Integrity in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#095296&#8243; min_height=&#8221;52px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;31px||0px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-30px|auto||auto||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-family: nikosh;\">Advancing Information Integrity in Bangladesh<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;24px||0px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100{858156b5cf3d3c2b9694763f3fb57ffe1874be2fef64d24d0664743fcc528a45}&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100{858156b5cf3d3c2b9694763f3fb57ffe1874be2fef64d24d0664743fcc528a45}&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100{858156b5cf3d3c2b9694763f3fb57ffe1874be2fef64d24d0664743fcc528a45}&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; min_height=&#8221;540.4px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-1px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||2px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;559.4px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;4px||-3px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25.3488%;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">Project Status<\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6512%;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">Contractual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25.3488%;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">Funding Partner<\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6512%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/bangladesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"UNDP Bangladesh - United Nations Development Programme\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">UNDP Bangladesh<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25.3488%;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">Location<\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6512%;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">Dhaka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25.3488%;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">Project Duration<\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">: <\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6512%;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">23 September 2025 to 10 April 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 25.3488%;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">Project Cost<\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">:<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.6512%;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\">BDT 6,074,645.00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 20px;\"><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"height: 4px; border-width: 0; color: #276e7f; background-color: #276e7f;\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #276e7f; font-size: 22px;\">PROJECT PERSONNEL<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 10px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.0698%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">Team Leader<\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">: <\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.9302%; height: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.0698%; height: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">Fact-Checker<\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">: <\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.9302%; height: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">1. Adnan Aziz, MRDI<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">2. Hasan Al Manzur, MRDI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr style=\"height: 4px; border-width: 0; color: #276e7f; background-color: #276e7f;\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #276e7f; font-size: 22px;\">OBJECTIVE<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"margin-left: 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" \/> <\/span> <span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">To mitigate the impact of misinformation and enhance information integrity in Bangladesh by:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">\u2022 Building advanced-level capacity for the gatekeepers of digital platform of national news outlets<br \/>\n\u2022 Build consensus and strengthen alliances among stakeholders to secure institutional commitment and explore <\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">opportunities to facilitate implementation of MRC\u2019s recommendations on protecting information<\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\"> integrity in Bangladesh.<br \/>\n\u2022 Developing a 24\/7 support system for news media for better protection against mis\/disinformation traps and facilitate channeling of authentic information.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 4px; border-width: 0; color: #276e7f; background-color: #276e7f;\" \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #276e7f; font-size: 22px;\">MAJOR ACTIVITIES\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin-left: 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" \/> <\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\"> Enhancing the capacity of news media gatekeepers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin-left: 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" \/> <\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\"> Facilitating policy dialogue. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin-left: 15px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" \/> <\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\"> Strengthening Media Resilience to Disinformation through Fact-Check Help Desk. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/project\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5441\" src=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/back_button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#095296&#8243; min_height=&#8221;52px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;31px||0px|||&#8221; 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font-size: 22px;\">MAJOR ACTIVITIES\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"margin-left: 15px;\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" \/> <\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">Sample assessment of web portal<\/span><br \/><span style=\"margin-left: 15px;\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" \/> <\/span><span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">Content sharing meeting<\/span><br \/><span style=\"margin-left: 15px;\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span> <span style=\"color: #737373; font-size: 18px;\">Conduct assessment<\/span><br \/><span style=\"margin-left: 15px;\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5220\" src=\"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"17\" height=\"20\" \/><\/span> <span style=\"color: #737373; 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