News Desk :
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said foreign social media, publicising of contents and advertisements on Over the Top (OTT) platform and other related matters would be brought under tax net and modern rules and regulations.
“Different contents including entertainment have been streaming by using such platforms across the globe. It is happening in our country also. But we saw that many allegations were raised against screening of uncensored contents. The government is also not getting tax properly,” he said.
The information minister was talking to reporters before joining an inter-ministerial meeting through video conference from the meeting room of his ministry at Secretariat here.
Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar, State Minister for Information Dr Md Murad Hasan, Posts and Telecommunication SecretaryMd Nur-ur-Rahman, Bangladesh Satellite Company Chairman Shahjahan Mahmud and BTRC Chairman Md Jahurul
Haque, among others, joined the meeting. Hasan termed the social media, OTT platform and publishing different audio and video contents as growing reality of the present era.
He said the OTT and social media platforms are reaching to every people through mobile phone. So, there are opportunities to build the society and also to create instability in the society as well, he added.
“Earlier, we saw attempts to spread rumours and to create communal riots by using social media platforms. At the same time, adverse reactions were created among the youths and juveniles. We should use these medium properly,” said Hasan.
He said the information ministry asked for explanation from GrameenPhone and Robi. Of them, there was no proper answer in the GrameenPhone’s explanation while Robi is preparing its answer, he added.
Hasan said ‘Digital Bangladesh’ is not a dream today, it is now a reality under the supervision of Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology Affairs Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy and the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said foreign social media, publicising of contents and advertisements on Over the Top (OTT) platform and other related matters would be brought under tax net and modern rules and regulations.
“Different contents including entertainment have been streaming by using such platforms across the globe. It is happening in our country also. But we saw that many allegations were raised against screening of uncensored contents. The government is also not getting tax properly,” he said.
The information minister was talking to reporters before joining an inter-ministerial meeting through video conference from the meeting room of his ministry at Secretariat here.
Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar, State Minister for Information Dr Md Murad Hasan, Posts and Telecommunication SecretaryMd Nur-ur-Rahman, Bangladesh Satellite Company Chairman Shahjahan Mahmud and BTRC Chairman Md Jahurul
Haque, among others, joined the meeting. Hasan termed the social media, OTT platform and publishing different audio and video contents as growing reality of the present era.
He said the OTT and social media platforms are reaching to every people through mobile phone. So, there are opportunities to build the society and also to create instability in the society as well, he added.
“Earlier, we saw attempts to spread rumours and to create communal riots by using social media platforms. At the same time, adverse reactions were created among the youths and juveniles. We should use these medium properly,” said Hasan.
He said the information ministry asked for explanation from GrameenPhone and Robi. Of them, there was no proper answer in the GrameenPhone’s explanation while Robi is preparing its answer, he added.
Hasan said ‘Digital Bangladesh’ is not a dream today, it is now a reality under the supervision of Prime Minister’s Information and Communication Technology Affairs Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy and the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
