They had fled across the border to Bangladesh amid heavy fighting between the Myanmar military and rebel insurgents in Rakhine
Bangladesh deploys 15 officials to monitor TV coverage of coronavirus
The government has assigned 15 officials to monitor the coverage of the coronavirus outbreak by 30 private television channels in an effort to curb rumours and fake news about the disease.
Published : 26 March 2020, 11:03 AM
Updated : 26 March 2020, 11:03 AM
The information ministry issued a notice on the government’s move on Wednesday.
The coverage of the outbreak by online publishers will also come under the surveillance.
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