Jabbar for NID verification to open Facebook ID

Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar has stressed the need for verifying national identity (NID) to open Facebook account, reports UNB.

"Our relation with Facebook authorities is far better now than ever.

Bengali is used in Facebook, but we are facing some problems in using the contents. I hope Facebook will take effective initiatives to solve the problems," Jabbar said.

The minister came up with the observations while addressing a workshop on 'tackling, controlling, monitoring digital crimes on social networking sites, and taking legal actions against these' at BTRC auditorium in the city on Tuesday.

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Facebook jointly organised the workshop.

ICT Division Secretary Zuena Aziz, additional secretary to Posts and Telecommunications Division Md Azizul Islam, Facebook's Head of Connectivity Policy (South and Central Asia Affairs) Ashwani Rana and BTRC Chairman Md Zahurul Haque addressed the function, among others.

Seeking Facebook authorities' help in taking effective measures against propaganda and rumours on the site, Jabbar said the problems can be solved with the detection of real identities of the Facebook users.