Muhammad Yunus, the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said he had called on the United Nations human rights team to “counter a surge of misinformation targeting the February 12 elections”, his office said in a statement. “There has been a flood of misinformation surrounding the elections,” Yunus told UN rights chief Volker Turk in a telephone call, according to a statement. “They have flooded social media with fake news, rumours and speculation,” Yunus added. “We are concerned about the impact this may have on the elections.”Turk, according to the Bangladesh press statement, offered the UN’s support. Yunus, who returned from exile in August 2024 at the behest of protesters to lead a caretaker government as “chief advisor”, will step down after the polls.

Source: The Star January 14, 2026 23:31 UTC