BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said strict laws need to be enacted to prevent the misuse of technology. He said various crimes are being committed in the country through the misuse of technology. Strict laws need to be enacted to prevent these. He said this while speaking as chief guest at a seminar titled “National Defense in the Face of Technological Danger: Cyber Security and What Bangladesh Should Do,” organized by the Nationalist ICT Forum at the National Press Club at noon.
Rizvi said, ‘The internet has spread across the country. Now everything can be done through the internet. But it is also being misused. Cybercrime, spreading rumors, theft of personal information — strict measures must be taken against these.’
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He further said, ‘Technology is now a weapon of war. A country's security now largely depends on cyber security. Therefore, we must be aware of this and enact the necessary laws.’ Nationalist ICT Forum President Engineer Ashraf Uddin Bakul, General Secretary Md. Rashedul Hasan and other leaders also spoke at the seminar.
