Parents need to be smart for safe internet

Stakeholders also stressed the need for teachers and parents to be smart for safe internet and increase awareness and technology literacy among all. The speakers made the demand while participating in a discussion titled 'What we should do to use safe internet' held at Tafazzal Hossain Manik Mia Hall of the National Press Club on Saturday (September 4). Speaking as the chief guest at the meeting organized by the Mobile Phone Subscribers Association in Bangladesh, BTRC Vice Chairman Subrata Roy Maitra said that BTRC is working to stop free fire and PUBG games as per the directions of the high court. But you can't turn off everything on the internet if you want to. Therefore, in the interest of safe internet, he emphasized creating awareness among all. At the same time, he called for advice from stakeholders on how to keep the Internet safe. He says it is true that internet is abused. However, due to the extensive use of the Internet, the wheel of economy of Bangladesh is still in motion in the ongoing pandemic. "We don't have deals with many organizations, including Facebook TickTock Like," Maitra added. Even then they shut down many sites after we requested them. For example, the report broadcast by Al Jazeera television regarding the army chief and the honorable prime minister has been withdrawn after we requested them. Speaking on the occasion, ISPAB Secretary General Imdadul Haque said, "I have been involved in this service since the time when there were two ISPs in the country." The Hon'ble Minister of Posts and Telecommunications has always instructed us that whenever internet connection is provided, it should be provided in a safe and secure manner. However, the regret is that to date no parent or customer has requested us to provide a secure Internet connection. Robi's Chief Regulatory Affairs Barrister Shahed Alam said the number of users in the country who are aware of the use of the Internet or the number of self-reliant about technology is very low. Our organization is working all the time to provide secure internet. We are being given around 15 to 20 thousand crore taka every year to provide secure internet. He called on the government to enact the Cyber ​​Security Act. Banglalink's Chief Regulatory Affairs Taimur Rahman said that in the last 18 months, it was possible to keep education and vaccinations going by dint of the internet. It is a challenging issue to shut down technology in our country. Internet education system needs to be made compulsory from class 3 to 4. He also called for working together with BTRC and others to create public awareness. Political thinker Major Iqbal Mahmud Chowdhury said tick TikTok has become such a disorder and has become one of the means of trafficking women. He urged the people to be aware and the local administration to play a role in overcoming this. He added that a person named Sefuda came to YouTube and cracked down on obscene words. Rashed Mehedi, president of TRNB and special correspondent of Samakal, said that the security of laptops, devices and software is urgent. Many a times various sites are officially shut down but the government has to keep in mind that often they are harming themselves by shutting down these sites. He demanded to avoid foreign games and make games about the liberation war and history of the country officially. In his speech, Mohiuddin Ahmed said that shutting down the internet is not the right solution, only public awareness can save it from abuse. We need faster internet to build a prosperous digital Bangladesh of the future. He urged BTRC and all operators to work together for public awareness. Lieutenant Colonel Matiur Rahman, Head of Global Business, Fiber at Home, Md. Rezaul Karim Rizvi, Deputy General Manager, Teletalk Bangladesh Limited, Anwar Hossain Anu, Young Technology Entrepreneur, Advocate, General Secretary of the organization Md. Abu Saleh, Head of Technical Engineer of the organization were present at the presentation of the article. The Executive Member of the organization Advocate Shaheda Begum was also present.