Dhaka, July 2 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged the United Nations to develop an effective mechanism to fight disinformation and support media maintaining ethical standards.

The Chief Adviser made the call when Susan Vize, Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh, and Mehdi Benchelah, Senior Project Officer, Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, UNESCO, called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna.

The UNESCO officials met the Chief Adviser ahead of the launching of a report titled 'An Assessment of Bangladesh's Media Landscape: Focusing on Free, Independent and Pluralistic Media', jointly prepared by UNDP and UNESCO.

"We are really looking forward to the report," said the Ch...