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Jabbar asks facebook to comply with Bangladesh law
DHAKA, Feb 27, 2018 (BSS) – Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Minister Mustafa Jabbar has asked facebook authorities to comply with the rules and
regulations of Bangladesh regarding pornography, propaganda and question leak.
“Facebook has to ensure a secure platform for our citizens, our society and our
country,” he said.
The minister was speaking at a meeting with facebook’s Global Policy Solution Vice
President Richard Allan and Head of Policy for South Asia Ashwani Rana on the
sidelines of the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Spanish city Barcelona.
Referring to the country’s law, social norms, customs, values and regulations,
Jabbar told the facebook officials that “you have to run the contents and other issues
in line with the law of Bangladesh.”
A ministry release today said, during the hour-long meeting, the minister also
informed them that safety and security of the citizen is one of the priority agenda of
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Facebook officials told the minister they would comply with the law and culture of
Bangladesh for contents. They, however, highlighted their global standard in
publishing contents.
Regarding the issue of pornography, the officials said they are working on removing
pornography contents from their platform and it would continue.
The posts, telecommunications and information technology minister also raised the
issue of opening office in Bangladesh for immediate response to trim down time
consumption.
The facebook officials said they would give priority to this issue.
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