Bangladesh government to collect info of social site users

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Bangladesh government to collect info of social site users

Bangladesh government to collect info of social site users :: Weekly Blitz

by Sohail Choudhury
January 6, 2012

Following massive growth of internet users as well as increased number of users of various social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Linkedln, Google+ etc, Bangladesh government is set to instruct local or overseas offices of the social networking sites to provide detailed information along with photograph of each of the users from Bangladesh. It may be mentioned here that, a university teacher named Ruhul Kabir Khandakar, who is now in Australia for higher studies was convicted to six months in prison by the High Court division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, as his comments reportedly implied he wanted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to die. Detail reports. Ruhul Khandakar was found guilty in absentia of contempt of court after he did not return from Australia, where he is studying, in response to a court summons.

Ruhul Khandakar's post in Facebook came on the heels of the death of one of the country's popular film maker Tareq Masud and broadcast personality Mishuk Munier in a tragic road accident in August last year. "Tareq Masud and Mishuk Munier died as a result of government giving license to unqualified drivers. Many die, why does not Sheikh Hasina die," Khandakar's post reportedly read.

Meanwhile, a sensitive intelligence agency in Bangladesh has set up special wing exclusively to monitor comments and other activities in the social networking sites from Bangladesh. It may be mentioned here that, currently the number of users of Facebook from the country exceeds 2.6 million. Comparing these nearest countries by penetration of Facebook users shows that Bangladesh has 0.07% higher FB penetration than Yemen and 0.02% lower FB penetration than Benin.

The largest age group is currently 18 - 24 with total of 1 102 882 users, followed by the users in the age of 25 - 34. There are 76% male users and 24% female users in Bangladesh, compared to 48% and 52% in Bulgaria and 49% and 51% in Denmark.

Seeking anonymity, a source within Bangladeshi intelligence agency told Weekly Blitz that the government is concerned at the increasing trend of anti-government comments and activities within the social networking sites, especially with video uploads by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists as well as activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, which in most cases are filled with provocative comments against the ruling Bangladesh Awami League. It said, following the consequences of the anti-establishment activities in the social networking sites particularly in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria and the Arab countries, Bangladesh's ruling party pays special emphasis on putting "certain level of control and accountability" in the social networking sites. "We cannot let these sites be greatly abused by the users in spreading false propaganda against the government", the source said.

The source further indicated that, on receiving details about the accounts holders with the social networking sites, Bangladesh government may suggest on a time-to-time basis to suspend some accounts, making "offensive comments on the government" as well as may continue taking legal actions against those users. It may be mentioned here that, Bangladesh government earlier blocked YouTube and Facebook for containing "anti government" contents.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Good for them.

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Good for them.

define how it is good for the social site users???

 

[Zabaniyah]

define how it is good for the social site users???

Mate, a bit of advise: Don't post anything political on Facebook. It's not too hard to track users given the time and circumstances are correct. And done so through a limited number of loyalists monitoring them. That's how the professor got caught. And that's the best they can do. Don't add people as friends you don't know, no. 1 rule.

For now, use blogs or even PDF. The servers are based in the US, and it'd be impossible for them to track the users here. And even if they try, they don't have the brains nor the organization to do that. Users do get some level of protection here.

You see, the AL from the beginning always intended to control media outlets in order to make itself look better. Albeit in the very crude manner.

This is what is happening now. Even newspapers. For instance, the editor of current affairs for The Daily Star is an AL man. But still, they exert some freedom, but only half of the truth.

The same is happening online, but limited at best due to lack of technical know-how and facilities. Yes, I am talking about the AL here

The AL's ideology partly revolves around fascism. People who refuse criticism are cowards and are destined to fail.

Tareq Masud and Mishuk Munier will not be forgotten. And yes, reckless drivers with no licences are a very serious problem in Bangladesh.

Best thing is to let Hasina dream whatever she wants. The woman has been literally living in a bubble for the past 40 years. Just let her dream on...it's not like the end of the world!

 

[kobiraaz]

Babu voy peyeche !!

 

[Zabaniyah]

^^????????

 

[integra]

Hope they don't count PDF as a social membrane!
So much for freedom of speech. The problem is once
they start practicing such a system, Egypt like revolutions
starts to incubate.

 

[Luffy 500]

WOW what a facist doctrine. It will put even H.mubarak into shame. I thought our PM is the one
& only Gonotontrer Rupkonha. I guess she realized that when the push come to shove even her
Indian masters won't be able to save her from getting ousted from power And hence such
desperate measures.

 

[Luffy 500]

Zabaniya are you sure that they can't get into PDF. I mean they can easily view our comments if they visit the site.

And also they can't see what we are chatting on facebook as long as we don't add them as friends. I am quite naive when its
comes to tech & internet so I don't know how will they make facebook give all the Info about the users or is it that the BTRC
have access to the info of the face book users of the country.

 

[Zabaniyah]

WOW what a facist doctrine. It will put even H.mubarak into shame. I thought our PM is the one
& only Gonotontrer Rupkonha. I guess she realized that when the push come to shove even her
Indian masters won't be able to save her from getting ousted from power And hence such
desperate measures.

Awami League are too incompetent to do pretty much anything in regards to national security. The only thing they are good at is anarchy and conspiracy. They don't have any professionalism whatsoever, and if any, very few. So they may have to rely on Indians to do some actual work. Supposing the Indians do the work, I doubt if their patience would last

Many Indians here say that Dhaka is not high on New Delhi's radar, which is true. But at the same time, they can potentially make misinformed decisions in regards to Dhaka. I believe their policy has remained mostly unchanged ever since 71'. Especially when Congress comes to power.

 

[Skies]

Digital Bangladesh seems to be boomerang now.

 

[Zabaniyah]

^ha! Nice to see you back mate

 

[Skies]

Zabaniya are you sure that they can't get into PDF. I mean they can easily view our comments if they visit the site.

PDF is very closely monitored by journalists/some people/may be govt. too. But whether you are safe to be exposed can be well said by the admin here.

 

[kobiraaz]

Digital Bangladesh seems to be boomerang now.

where were you?? Integra was missing you badly.

^^????????

BAL = BABU ( ador kore bollam r ki ...)

 

[kobiraaz]

the government is concerned at the increasing trend of anti-government comments and activities within the social networking sites, especially with video uploads by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists as well as activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam

Should i be worried now???

Did you know 6 point of Sheikh Muzib was brain child of Ayub Khan to distract politicians from his humiliation in Tashkent Declaration??