Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's Chief Advisor of the Interim Government, on Tuesday sought support from the United Nations human rights office to counter a surge of misinformation targeting the February 12 elections.

The X account of the Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh flagged the flooding of misinformation surrounding the elections.

"There has been a flood of misinformation surrounding the elections. It is coming from both foreign media and local sources," Yunus said during a phone conversation with Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

https://x.com/ChiefAdviserGoB/status/2011115652627808762

"They have flooded social media with fake news, rumours and speculation. We are concerned about ...