Md Atikur Rahman

Bangladesh is one of the most promising countries in the world. Internet misuse and cybercrime can disturb our beloved motherland in conspiracy of imperialist world. It can also threaten our existence. Where many developed countries are victims of cybercrime, our situation is even worse. So it is important to take action in this regard now. The internet and various platforms are a huge source of pornographic images and antics. The youth of any country can chat by clicking. And many potential young people of this country are going astray by taking this opportunity. They are constantly wasting huge amounts of time browsing blue-sites in cybercafes or smart phones in the absence of their parents and are becoming mentally unethical. They are suffering mentally and physically. In this, the interest of young people to study, respect for people, sense of honor, conscience etc. are disappearing. Due to this, murder, rape, There are no clear laws or guidelines regarding the use of mobile phones in the country.

Handset with multimedia facilities is in the hands of the youth. Through this, obscene video image storage and Bluetooth technology is spreading rapidly to other mobile phones. In this case, the victims of cybercrime are 16 to 25 years old school, college and university going girls.

Underage children and teenagers are entering Facebook with false identity of puberty before the prescribed age. At this age of learning, our new generation is getting physically and mentally tired by being addicted to Facebook all the time. Hunger, mental impairment, depression and physical disability are developing among them. As a result, attention of these young children is decreasing, reading habits are decreasing, as well as the sense of social decency. Irritable temper, violence, eye diseases, nervous problems are appearing in them. This generation of Facebook users is suffering from complex diseases like mental imbalance. All in all, the leadership is powerless, irresponsible and out of reality creating a new generation addicted to an imaginary dream life (virtual life).

Basically what this addiction leads to is over-sharing about yourself, going on Facebook for no reason at all, over-reacting to profile pictures, reading and spending hours on news feeds, ditching real life for online, going crazy over friending someone. Acting, getting excited when seeing phone notifications or any notification signs, giving away your location by checking in immediately when you go somewhere, often tagging people, secretly using Facebook for hours while working, when someone comments on a Facebook post. Feeling frustrated when it doesn't, tending to add strangers to the list to increase the number of friends, waking up in the middle of the night to check Facebook and in many cases, thinking that life without Facebook is stagnant. And what happens as a result of this addiction is even more terrible, such as negative effects on emotions, Addicts feel depressed and anxious, feel lonely and feel guilty, have irregular work hours, lose interest in work, lose track of time, tend to misdirect themselves, compare themselves with others, feel jealous, Forgetting responsibilities, attention sinks into Facebook and relationships can be destroyed, homes can be broken. Apart from this, there are various physical problems - back pain, headache, spondylitis or spine problems, loss of weight balance, some gain weight and some lose weight, insomnia or sleep disturbance and eye problems. The house may collapse. Apart from this, there are various physical problems - back pain, headache, spondylitis or spine problems, loss of weight balance, some gain weight and some lose weight, insomnia or sleep disturbance and eye problems. The house may collapse. Apart from this, there are various physical problems - back pain, headache, spondylitis or spine problems, loss of weight balance, some gain weight and some lose weight, insomnia or sleep disturbance and eye problems.

Despite knowing this, its use has not decreased but has increased and such cases of cybercrime are constantly happening in the country. Criminals are ensnaring innocent people of various professions including school and college students, men and women. Again, they are taking hostages and extorting huge amounts of money from the victims. Even human dignity is not safe because of them. Young women are the most victims in these cases.

According to the data of the cyber crime department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, they are under pressure due to the mountain of complaints against cyber criminals. The situation has reached such a level that while completing the investigation of one complaint, more complaints are being filed. The situation is getting worse day by day as the criminals are not easily caught due to the use of fake IDs. Most of the accused are between the ages of 16 and 25. And the victims are young women, which is unexpected and sad.

According to the data of cyber crime department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, about 5000 complaints have been filed in the cyber crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in the last four years. In the last six months alone, about 2,000 written complaints have been filed. The members of this department have to suffer in the investigation. Every year the number of related cases is increasing. The case growth rate was 15 percent in 2017, which increased to 7 percent in 2018 and 28 percent in 2019. And in 2020 it has increased to about 29 percent. In 2021, more than two thousand cases related to cyber crime have been filed. According to the Cyber Crime Investigation Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, people are being targeted by cyber criminals in various ways. Hackers are hacking the Facebook of people of various professions. Embarrassing posts are being uploaded on their page. Later, huge amount of money is taken from the victims. The Cyber Crime Unit says, Almost every day they receive such complaints from different parts of the country. However, due to capacity constraints, they are not able to respond to everyone's application. In such a situation, it is important for every family of young people to take initiatives to stop free use of social media by their children with more awareness in this regard and also to prevent them from using smart phones in the age group of 16 to 25 years.

Basically, the family has to pay an extreme price in such unexpected events. Easy and free use of technology can be cited as the reason. The availability of technology is pushing the youth towards crime. As a result, degradation and crime are increasing. In the circumstances, every family has to play a more responsible role to prevent youngsters from committing cyber crimes. Although this is true, TV and Internet are also the contribution of technology, which is known as a means of getting up in the morning and before going to sleep to know any news of the world quickly and communicate with one's people. Technology plays an important role in improving the standard of living of people but unfortunately its misuse is pushing the youth, youth and youth towards decadence and various criminal activities.

A survey by the Bangladesh Human Rights Foundation found that 25 out of 30 ninth grade students watched pornography while sitting in the classroom. On the other hand, 86 out of 100 eighth graders use mobile phones, of which 76 watch pornography. As a result, the level of their addiction is increasing and the number of inattentive students is also noticeable.

About 62 percent of the youth (16-25 years) of developed countries are involved in major crimes including sexual harassment and rape due to Internet, YouTube, Viber, pornography addiction. According to experts, if the use of other technologies, including pornography, which is spreading like an epidemic, cannot be controlled, the youth of Bangladesh will also be engulfed in decadence and chaos.

According to crime analysts, children from poor families become involved in crime because of the stomach. But children of middle class families are involved in various crimes due to lack of companionship, greed and proper care of guardians and children of upper class due to absence of overall care and proper supervision and influence of Akash culture. Terrorist godfathers are committing various criminal acts mainly by teenagers through the use of social media and these criminals are recklessly participating in various crimes starting from murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion. They are controlled by the dreaded terrorists of the underworld. Law enforcement forces are struggling to arrest them. Sometimes a couple of groups are caught, but most remain out of touch. And the terrorist godfathers of these juvenile criminals cannot be touched. They are always safe.

Following measures should be taken to prevent cybercrime, as cybercrime is an international problem. Steps should be taken to form a separate commission under the supervision of the United Nations to prevent this problem. Up-to-date laws and strong policies are needed to combat cyber crime. It is necessary to increase the cyber or virtual police on a larger scale and take measures for strict monitoring across the country. Cracking down on hacking by criminalizing it; Banning porn sites altogether. The IP address of the respective websites should be closed. so that the user cannot use it; Bringing the country's cyber cafes under a specific policy. Apart from this, increasing police surveillance, making adult filters or anti-porno software compulsory at all levels including cyber cafes. It is important to keep a close watch on the children along with increasing the awareness of every family.

In the age of information technology, using the internet is essential. However, parents should be careful about which sites their beloved children are browsing. At the same time, where he is going, where he is spending his precious time, what he is doing, when he returns etc. Parents should accustom their children to religious and moral education and sound entertainment from childhood. Apart from this, 'Cyber Crime Control Committee' is being formed in every district to make people aware about cyber crime. On the other hand, each police station should enhance the capacity of police headquarters to seriously investigate all complaints related to cyber crime.

We must take urgent action before we threaten the existence of our future generations. Starting from the family and from the highest position of the state, the necessary steps must be taken and implemented quickly to solve the problem.

Writer is a Columnist & Former Head of PRD at BUFT.