About the Project

The goal of the project is to investigate the spread of transnational misinformation across South Asia, and subsequently aims to connect the South Asian civil society to combat regional misinformation and hate speech in a concerted effort, considering the shared consequences and collective harm to the region. In doing so, it prioritizes an effective collaboration among various civil society actors from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives. 

This project is led by the Center for Critical and Qualitative Studies (CQS), University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), with Center for Media Research (CMR) – Nepal and Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) as co-investigators. The project has been funded by the Asia Foundation under the South Asia Governance Program (SAGP).