Dhaka, April 27 -- State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat and Mauritius Information Technology, Communication and Innovation Minister Deepak Balgobin at a meeting, emphasised strategic actions to combat the spread of misinformation through social media.

They underpinned the need for strategic actions against the spread of misinformation as Ali Arafat paid a courtesy call on Balgobin in a city in Mauritius on Friday, BSS reports citing an official release received Saturday.

They also talked about mutual cooperation between Bangladesh and Mauritius over the use of satellites, the use of technology by expatriate workers to send remittances to the country, and investment opportunities in Bangladesh for Mauritian...