Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday said he is aware of the growing misinformation and offered the support of the UN human rights office to address what he described as a growing misinformation challenge.

"There is a lot of misinformation. We will do whatever is needed," Turk said, adding that the UN rights agency would work closely with Bangladesh to tackle the issue.

The UN rights chief made the remarks as Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus sought support from the United Nations human rights office to counter a surge of misinformation targeting the February 12 elections.

"There has been a flood of misinformation surrounding the elections. It is coming from both foreign media and local sources...