‘Don’t share anything without verification’- Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for filtering the harmful digital contents properly, urging the people not to share anything on internet or social media without verification.
Digital technologies are creating a scope in one hand, while many problems arise for it on the other hand. Many unnecessary links appear while going to use mobile phone or internet. So, arrangements will have to be made to filter harmful digital contents properly, she said.
The Prime Minister was addressing as the chief guest in the award-giving ceremony of the 3rd ‘Digital Bangladesh Day 2019’ at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Wednesday (Jan.8) morning.
Sheikh Hasina said the people should not react or do anything by seeing or listening to anything. It’s not proper … the people will have to verify first whether the information is correct or not, she said.
The Prime Minister said some apps were developed and spread in such a way by some bad elements so that the country, society and person are affected.
Urging all to stay alert to cyber crimes, Sheikh Hasina said it is necessary to make the children and the youths aware of the crimes.
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Posts and Telecommunications and ICT Ministry AKM Rahmatullah and Senior Secretary of the ICT Division ANM Ziaul Alam also spoke on the occasion.
At the function, the Premier handed over awards to 14 organizations and individuals for their outstanding contributions to development of the country’s IT sector. She also inaugurated an app titled “Amar Sarkar”.
Referring to the children’s addiction to digital devices like computer, mobile phone and tab, Sheikh Hasina also called upon all to remain alert to it.
You’re handing over mobile phones or other digital devices to your children. But you must have surveillance on them that what they’re watching and where they’re visiting on internet through it, she said.
When the children use mobile phone, computer or tab for a long time, it becomes like an addiction. It puts an impact on the body, mind, eye and brain due to it. So, it’s necessary to be careful about the matter, she said.
Elaborating her government’s steps for further development of the country’s IT sector, the premier said, Our government’s all-out support will continue to ensure highest and latest info-based services and facilities for the people.
We’ll build ‘Sonar Bangladesh’ as dreamt by the Father of the Nation and turn the country into a modern, prosperous and IT-based developed state in the world, Insha Allah, she said.
Sheikh Hasina said the Awami League in its election manifesto on December 12, 2008 declared the Vision 2021 and pledged to build Digital Bangladesh.