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36% girl children sexually harassed by friends online
36% of girl children in the country fall victim to sexual harassments from friends online, findings from a survey conducted by Ain o Salish Kendro (ASK) suggest. The survey was conducted on 178 children, of which 27% are found to be sexually harassed by adult relatives and 18% by unknown adults. The report has been presented in a webinar titled Analysing the Current Situation and Law Review to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Online held on 25 February 2021.
The survey included 82 boys and 96 girl children, among which more than 8% of the girl children were victims of sexual abuse and harassment online. Approximately 8% of the children were victims of cyberbullying and came across sexually suggestive content online. 23% of the girl children came across sexually suggestive content and 46% were asked to form sexual relationships.
Jabbar for using modern technology in building Digital Bangladesh
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DHAKA, Feb 28, 2021 (BSS) – Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar today said the main challenge is to adopt modern technology and utilize the human resources in building ‘Digital Bangladesh’.
Highlighting the goals and objectives of ‘Digital Bangladesh’ vision, he said: “Our challenge is to adopt technology and utilize our human resources. If we cannot do so, we will have to face trouble in the future.”
The minister was speaking as the chief guest at the International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Sustainable Development, organized by Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) in the capital.
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Bluffing with DFS
The postal department plunged into another debacle by partnering with Third Wave Technologies, a private company, to launch what it calls Digital Financial Service or DFS under the brand name of Nagad on March 26, 2019. The postal department plays no role either in board or management of Nagad but it theoretically receives 51 percent of profit.
DFS is nonexistent in banking or financial rulebooks. It is entirely a Mobile Financial Service (MFS), which the Bangladesh Bank regulates strictly. Unregulated Nagad has stormed into the market with undue privileges. Its DFS customers could send Tk 50,000 in one transaction using mobile phone while the competing MFS customers could send only Tk 10,000,