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October 19, 2022 22:50:25
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (BTRC) has submitted the ultimate draft of regulation for the digital, social media and OTT platforms earlier than a Excessive Court docket bench.
The draft of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Fee Regulation for Digital, Social Media and OTT Platforms was submitted to the Excessive Court docket bench of Justice J B M Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil on Wednesday complying with its earlier order.
Barrister Khandaker Reza-E-Raquib submitted the draft on behalf of the BTRC.
The draft laws prohibit social media from posting something that threatens pleasant relations with international states.
Data that creates enmity, hatred, or hostility amongst completely different lessons or communities of the society or destroys communal concord or creates unrest or dysfunction or deteriorates or advances to deteriorate the legislation and order scenario has additionally been prohibited within the draft.
Earlier on June 13, the Ministry of Data and Broadcasting submitted one other draft on the identical problem and sought time to replace it. Contemplating the time prayer, the courtroom fastened November 29 as the following date of order over the matter.
Mr Reza-E-Raquib mentioned, “The ultimate draft of the coverage has been ready by speaking to varied stakeholders, incorporating a few of their views.”
Difficult the inaction of the involved authorities our bodies in stopping the presentation of obscene and questionable content material and movies by the OTT (excessive) platforms, Supreme Court docket lawyer Md Tanvir Ahmed filed a writ petition on July 12 in 2020 as public curiosity litigation.
Upon listening to the petition, the Excessive Court docket on January 18 in 2021 ordered the federal government to enact a draft regulation to watch and function the over-the-top web-based platforms and to gather income from these.
The Data Secretary and the Chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Fee (BTRC) had been directed to organize the draft coverage and submit it to the courtroom inside three months.
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