Bangladesh High Commission in Canada has urged all “peace-loving and patriotic Bangladeshi-Canadians to be cautious of those spreading anti-Bangladesh propaganda from Canada”. In a notice released on November 28, 2022, the high commission in Ottawa, Canada said that individuals and media involved in anti-Bangladesh propaganda and activities and their promoters, supporters as well as money launderers, loan defaulters, and people engaged in “hundi trade” will not be provided any consular service. Also read: Momen, Canadian High Commissioner welcome formation of CBAA The high commission noted that some media and individuals have been engaged in anti-Bangladesh propaganda for long. It particularly mentioned an online TV and its owner in Montreal. A number of money launderers, loan defaulters, convicts and accused “hundi traders” have been found involved in spreading rumours and propaganda against Bangladesh, the notice said. Such anti-Bangladesh activities are being monitored and concerned authorities will be notified for proper action in this regard if needed, the high commission in Canada further said. Also read: Bangladesh envoy to Canada gets promotion.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that the government is working to punish Bangladeshis who are engaged in propaganda against the country and the government abroad. “The government has been working to bring those…to book and punish,” she said. She said those people are engaged in anti-government activities and they regularly make provocative and fabricated statements from abroad. Read more: Opposition out to destabilise politics amid crisis: PM tells Parliament The PM made the statement while replying to a question from Awami League lawmaker Nur Uddin Chowdhary Nayan (Laxmipur-2) during the question-answer session in the House. She said the expatriate Bangladeshis brighten the name and image of Bangladesh through their positive activities in the host countries alongside sending remittance. They can play role to protect the interests of Bangladesh, staying in the host countries, she added. “Alongside playing the positive role by the expatriate Bangladeshis, unfortunately some people among the expatriate Bangladeshis are engaged in propaganda against the country and the government,” said the PM. She also mentioned that steps have been taken to brighten the image of Bangladesh and stop propaganda abroad. Read more:Do your best to boost food production to keep Bangladesh free from famine: PM Hasina urges youth Hasina said regular efforts continue to publish factual news stories and articles in international media for depicting the positive image of Bangladesh and facing propaganda. If an untrue and propaganda story is published in the international media, the public diplomacy wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sends objective and factual rejoinder to the news outlets, she said. The fabricated and baseless social media posts of those who spread propaganda are under watch, said the PM.

Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Muhammad Faruk Khan has called upon the expatriate leaders and activists of the party to launch a cyberbattle against BNP-Jamaat's anti-Bangladesh propaganda in a coordinated way. Faruk Khan, also the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the BNP-Jamaat nexus is carrying out propaganda, spreading rumours and telling lies against Bangladesh by using digital platform. He said most of the anti-Bangladesh campaigns are being conducted from abroad not from inside of the country. Faruk Khan was speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting at a hotel in Virginia on Friday night. Maryland State, Metro Washington and Virginia State units of Awami League jointly organised the meeting on the occasion of the Homecoming Day of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Faruk Khan, MP, is leading a parliamentary delegation to the United States. Other members of the team are Nurul Islam Nahid, Nahim Razzaq, and Kazi Nabil Ahmed, according to Bangladesh Embassy in Washington D.C. Read: 'Secret Documents' on Bangabandhu: International editions launched at London Book Fair AL Presidium Member and Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nurul Islam Nahid was the main speaker at the discussion chaired by President of US chapter AL Dr Siddikur Rahman. Faruk Khan referred to the outstanding contributions of the expatriate Bangladeshis to the country's development and said they are brightening the country's image through honesty, hard work and patriotism. He said the Awami League has made a demand to the Election Commission for voting rights of the expatriate Bangladeshis. Pointing to their talks with the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and a number of lawmakers including Senators and Congressmen, Faruk Khan said they discussed various issues including recent sanctions on RAB and  its some current and former officials, deportation of Bangabandhu's killer Rashed Chowdhury, Rohingya crisis and resumption of Biman's Dhaka-New York direct flight. Read: Palestine Embassy in Dhaka opens condolence book for slain journalist Shireen Faruk Khan elaborated Bangladesh's tremendous development under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Nurul Islam Nahid termed the 17th May as a historic day for Bangladesh and said the homecoming of AL President Sheikh Hasina played an important role in restoring democracy and upholding the spirit of the War of Liberation alongside strengthening the party. Senior AL leaders from different states of the USA also spoke at the meeting.  

The government of Bangladesh has rejected the desperate “smear campaign” instigated by extremists and their allies, working from London and elsewhere. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the government of Bangladesh has learned of a false and defamatory report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” by the Al Jazeera news channel.