{"id":72136,"date":"2025-03-01T08:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T02:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/?post_type=stories&p=72136"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:47:36","slug":"promoting-fact-checking-to-counter-misinformation-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/stories\/promoting-fact-checking-to-counter-misinformation-in-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Fact Checking to Counter Misinformation in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Promoting Fact Checking to Counter Misinformation in Bangladesh<\/span><\/p>\n

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Project Status<\/span>:<\/span><\/td>\nGrant Agreement<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funding Partner<\/span>:<\/span><\/td>\nInternews<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/span>: <\/span><\/td>\nDhaka<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Duration<\/span>:<\/span><\/td>\n26 months (1 January 2023 to 28 February 2025)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Cost<\/span>:<\/span><\/td>\nBDT 18,457,964.00<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n <\/span><\/p>\n
\nFD6<\/span><\/summary>\n

Click to View\/Download FD6<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download FD6 (1st Revision)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download FD6 (2nd Revision)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download FD6 (3rd Revision)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download FD6 (4th Revision)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nDetails Budget<\/span><\/summary>\n

Click to View\/Download Details Budget<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download Details Budget (1st Revision)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download Details Budget (2nd Revision)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download Details Budget (3rd Revision)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nAudit Report<\/span><\/summary>\n

Click to View\/Download Audit Report (1st Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download Audit Report (2nd Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download Audit Report (3rd Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nAudit Acceptance Letter<\/span><\/summary>\n

Click to View\/Download Audit Report Acceptance Letter (1st Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download Audit Report Acceptance Letter (2nd Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download Audit Report Acceptance Letter (3rd Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nProject Annual Reports<\/span><\/summary>\n

Click to View\/Download Project Annual Report (1st Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download Project Annual Report (2nd Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/details>\n

\nDC Office Certificate<\/span><\/summary>\n

Click to View\/Download DC Office Certificate (1st Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download DC Office Certificate (2nd Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Click to View\/Download DC Office Certificate (3rd Year)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PROJECT PERSONNEL<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Team Leader<\/span>: <\/span><\/td>\nHasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Programme Coordinator<\/span>: <\/span><\/td>\nAtiqur Rahman, MRDI
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finance Coordinator<\/span>: <\/span><\/td>\nSk. Shaniaz Ahmed, Deputy Manager, Accounts, MRDI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HR & Logistic Coordinator<\/span>: <\/span><\/td>\nMohua Alam Snigdha, Senior Officer HR & Logistics, MRDI<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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OBJECTIVE<\/span>
\n\"\" <\/span> To create a responsive society against misinformation through capacity building of journalists, journalism teachers, and youths on factchecking<\/span><\/p>\n

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ACTIVITIES\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" <\/span> ToT content development meeting<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\" <\/span> Training of trainers (ToT) on fact-checking<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span> Training for peer educator journalists & journalism teachers <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span> Reprinting fact-checking handbook<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span> Experience sharing by teachers<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span> Fact-checking training for newsroom managers<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span> Fact-checking training for university correspondents<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span> Training on fact-checking & misinformation for journalism students and youths<\/span><\/p>\n

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\r\nProject Status<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Grant Agreement<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nFunding Partner<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Internews<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nLocation<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Bangladesh<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nProject Duration<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: 18 Months (1 November 2019 to 21 April 2021)<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nProject Cost<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Total BDT 15,745,502.00<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\nClick to View\/Download FD-6<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nClick to View\/Download FD-6 (1st Revision)<\/a>\r\n<\/span>\r\n\r\nClick to View\/Download FD-6 (2nd Revision)<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nClick to View\/Download FD-6 (3rd Revision)<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nClick to View\/Download FD-6 (4th Revision)<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nClick to View\/Download Details Budget<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nClick to View\/Download Details Budget (1st Revision)<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\nClick to View\/Download Auditor's Report<\/a><\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nPROJECT PERSONNEL<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nTeam Leader<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Hasibur Rahman, Executive Director, MRDI<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nFinance Personnel<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Abdul Gofur, Manager Finance, MRDI<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nTraining and Workshop Coordinator<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Aktarun Naher, Deputy Manager, Programme, MRDI<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\nProgramme Officer<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n: Mohua Alam Snigdha, MRDI<\/span>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nOBJECTIVES<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Increase independent media capacity for unbiased and objective reporting, and to conduct effective investigations<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Strengthen linkages and collaboration between individual journalists, media organizations, and NGOs to address self-censorship and lack of media freedoms<\/span>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nMAJOR ACTIVITIES\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Open Data Survey<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\" <\/span> Training Curriculum Localization<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/span> Data Bootcamps for Journalists<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/span> Data Journalism Fellowships<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/span> Engage with local investigative and journalist groups<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/span> In-house training on RTI for journalists<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/span> Participatory workshop on RTI<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/span> National Consultation<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\"\"<\/a>","_et_gb_content_width":""},"class_list":["post-72136","stories","type-stories","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/72136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mrdibd.org\/bn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}