All kind of harmful video games should be prohibited.
The court also imposed a ruling requiring government officials to explain why their failure to ban online games and apps such as TikTok, Likee, Bigo Live, PUBG, and FreeFire should not be ruled illegal within 10 days.
The court also asked the authorities to show cause why they shouldn't be ordered to form a technical committee to monitor online games and apps and make necessary recommendations, but also why they shouldn't be ordered to publish a code of conduct or guideline to help victims of such harmful games and apps.
In the guideline, the authorities are also requested to explain why they should not be directed to analyze how much money has been spent on such online games and apps, as well as to bring the people involved in the transactions to justice.
Following a writ petition seeking required directions, the HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah issued the order and issued the rule, Assistant Attorney General Golam Sarwar Payel told The Daily Star.
On behalf of the Law and Life Foundation, Supreme Court lawyers Mohammad Humayun Kabir Pallob and Mohammed Kawsar filed the writ petition with the HC on June 24 as a public interest litigation.
They asked the HC to force the government's concerned authorities to identify the individuals involved in the billions of taka transactions and money laundering behind such apps and games.
The petitioners also asked the HC to appoint a committee of engineers, educators, and legal to submit suggestions to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on how to ban dangerous games and apps for youngsters.
Young people have gotten addicted to online games and apps such as TikTok, Likee, Bigo Live, PUBG, and FreeFire, according to the petitioners, and as a result, social values, education, and culture have already been hurt.
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