GP’s safe internet guidebook for parents launched

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Business Report :
Cellular phone operator Grameenphone today launched “Safe Internet” Parents Guidebook published by its parent company Telenor Group to facilitate informed use of Internet by children.
The guidebook was launched at Agrani School and College in Azimpur, as part of Grameenphone’s continuous endeavor to spread awareness among the parents and children regarding safe use of Internet, said a press release.
A panel discussion of Safe Internet was also organized on the school premises. Dr Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Chairman of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra, M Reaz Uz Zaman Bhuiyan, Principal of Agrani School and College, Jamila Akhter, Child Protection Specialist of UNICEF, Ronnie Mirza, Communications Lead of BRAC and Debashis Roy, Head of Corporate Responsibility of Grameenphone were present at the event. M Hasan, DGM, Public Relations moderated the panel discussion.
Millions of people across Asia started to use internet in recent years. But, parents struggle to talk to their kids about many sensitive topics like the contents that are available over he internet and need to remain safe on Internet. Telenor comes out with this guidebook designed to help parents do that – talk to their children about the right contents on internet by equipping them with important information to pass on to their children and start an open dialogue about the role of internet in our lives.
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