Attack on Buddhists
Facebook users advised to safeguard accounts
Young Buddhist leaders yesterday advised Facebook users to take utmost security precaution for their accounts, as abuse of an account can bring irreparable social havoc.
An account holder must design the privacy settings of his or her account in a way that he or she cannot be tagged in unconsented, offensive and provocative content, said Sukarna Barua, an assistant professor at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet).
The users should also avoid posting very personal photographs on the Facebook, he told a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity, organised by Dhaka University Buddhist Students' Union as part of a campaign against the misuse of Facebook, a social networking site.
Sukarna said the September 29 attack on Buddhists showed how manipulation of such a networking site could lead to unthinkable disasters.
There are 33.20 lakh Facebook accounts in Bangladesh, of which 3.20 lakh are fake, said Subarna Barua, a lecturer at Dhaka University.
On September 29-30, a Facebook photo insulting the Quran led to an unprecedented communal attack on Buddhists in Cox's Bazar and Chittagong.
Meanwhile, a Buddhist organisation yesterday demanded a proper investigation into the attack and adequate security to the Buddhist community.
Bangladesh Buddhist Samaj Sangskar Andolon made the demand at a human chain before Chittagong Press Club, reports our Chittagong correspondent.
In a separate statement, Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Kalyan Trust demanded an investigation committee led by a former chief justice.
Our another correspondent from Chittagong reports: Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikkya Parishad demanded the report of the government investigation into the attacks in Ramu and other places be made public.
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