The Information and Broadcasting Minister said that fake online news portals and social media are responsible for all the violence and communal tensions that have occurred in Bangladesh. Hasan Mahmud.
He made this comment in the speech of the chief guest at the inauguration of an online news portal at the National Press Club on Wednesday (December 6). The information minister said that fake online and social media are responsible for the incidents of communal tension in Nasirnagar, Ramu, Comilla, Barisal. So we have to be extra careful in these matters. Otherwise, such incidents will happen again and again. We have dealt with these incidents and the perpetrators have been brought to justice.
Shyamal Dutta, General Secretary of the National Press Club and Member of Parliament of Narayanganj-4 Shamim Osman were also present at the event.
Dr. Hasan said, that our government believes in the development and expansion of media freedom We think that the development of the state is linked with the development of media. A democratic society is connected Multidimensional public opinion development is linked. Development of a just social system is linked In the last 15 years there has been a massive development of mass media in Bangladesh The journey of private television started with the hand of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The minister also said that now there are 35 private televisions in the country and 4 government televisions We have licensed around 50 televisions. Now the number of dailies has increased from 560 to 1260 We have allowed registration on nearly 200 portals including newspapers and online Many people are finding jobs as new media is developed.
He said that under the leadership of the Prime Minister, the country has transformed into digital Bangladesh today 18 crore SIMs are used in a country of 17 crore people Someone has two or three SIMs. Before we formed the government, the number of internet users was 6 million. Now it is 12 crores. 6 to 7 crore people use social media. Now the country has become truly digital.
