BSS-42 Jabbar asks facebook to comply with Bangladesh law

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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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