Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The Bangladesh Army considers the spread of false and misleading information on social media the "biggest threat" to the national election, a senior officer has said.

On Thursday, he called for cooperation from all quarters, warning against the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI).

The remarks were made by Brig Gen Dewan Mohammad Monzur Hossain, director of the Military Operations Directorate at Army Headquarters, at a press conference at the Roller Skating Complex in Gulistan.

He said such disinformation is aimed at "portraying candidates or political parties negatively", discouraging voters from going to polling centres, questioning the neutrality of individuals or institutions involved in the election, or exaggera...