Say ‘No’ to Bullying
- Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
(a) Cyber bullying is basically a______ act. (i) scornful (ii) inspective (iii) worthy (iv) optional
(b) Cyberbullying is done using______ communication. (i) body language (ii) electronic (iii) face to face (iv) only Facebook
(c) ‘Unwanted’ is a word that means ______.(i) undesirable (ii) expected (iii) laudatory (iv) pecuniary
(d) The word ’embarrassing’ means______. (i) bearing (ii) extinguishing (iii) dosing (iv) insulting
(e) ‘Deliberately’ can be used in place of______.(i) apparently (ii) seemingly (iii) ostensibly (iv) intentionally
(f) In cyber bullying, harm is caused by_____.(i) glorifying a person (ii) extolling a person
(iii) posting obscene materials (iv) maintaining a chain with politicians
(g) What kind of crime is cyberbullying? (i) praiseworthy (ii) punishable crime (iii) expected (iv) distinctive
(h) Under which act is cyber bullying punishable? (i) New Act 2021(ii) ICT Act 2000(iii) BTRC ACT 2010 (iv) ICT Act 2006
(i) How does the perpetrator do such heinous task of cyberbullying? (i) spontaneously (ii) forcibly (iii) intentionally(iv) vividly
(j) Mostly the posts of cyberbullying are______.(i) real (ii) fake (iii) authentic (iv) sacred
(k) Sharing private information_____ the image of the person. (i) highlights (ii) glorifies (iii) describes (iv) tarnishes
(l) The punishment for the offence of cyber bullying is–
(i) both imprisonment and fine, or imprisonment, or fine (ii) imprisonment an
(iii) imprisonment or fine (iv) either imprisonment or fine
(m) Where can the victims of cyberbullying lodge a complaint? (i) ACT (ii) BRTC (iii) BTRC (iv) Defence Ministry.
(n) How can the victims lodge a complaint? (i) calling (ii) either by calling or by emailing
(iii) emailing (iv) going there physically
(o) Who is supposed to take drastic action within 3 days? (i) police (ii) BRTC (iii) law enforcing agencies (iv) BTRC
(p) How many days will it take to bring the criminals to justice? (i) 3 (ii) 4 (iii) 5 (iv) 6
(q) What did the government launch to help the cyber victims? (i) a military force (ii) mobile court (iii) ICT Act (iv) a cyber crime helpline
(r) Harassment may amount to ____. (i) threatening someone with injury to property (ii) threatening to kill
(iii) threatening to injure reputation. (iv) criminal intimidation
(s) Criminal intimidation may result from_____ (i) posting benevolent post (ii) calling for friendship
(iii) harassment (iv) filing a case
(t) The perpetrator may be liable to punishment as per the Penal Code 1860. (i) doubtfully (ii) definitely (iii) uncertainly(iv) unsurely.
(u) What is the first step to protest cyberbullying? (i) calling helpline (ii) filing a case (iii) internal reporting process(iv) going to BTRC
(v) Most popular social media websites or applications are designed with that can easily be used.
(i) internal reporting system (ii) posting system
(iii) uninstalling system (iv) blocking system
(w) Find the odd man out. (i) open (ii) overt (iii) private (iv) exposed
(x) To spread education is to _____education. (i) confine (ii) impart (iii) stop (iv) bind
(y) Creating_____profiles is a very common and repeated action of the perpetrators. (i) false (ii) real (iii) authentic (iv) genuine.
(z) Which of the followings is not liked by others? (i) generous heart (ii) virtue (iii) offence (iv) versatile talent
(z1) The government has also launched a cyber crime helpline. Here the verb ‘launched’ is a/a_____verb.
(i) transitive (ii) finite (iii) both (i) and (ii) (iv) intransitive
Guess the meaning from the above text.
(z2) ‘Bullying’ means _____. (i) solving problems (ii) helping (iii) rendering financial help (iv) making victims of intentional harassment
(z3) The phrase ‘inter alia’ means__.(i) among other things (ii) including other things (iii) excluding other things (iv) avoiding other things
(z4) The word ‘communication’ can be best replaced by _____.
(i) calling (ii) correspondence (iii) messaging (iv) emailing
(z5) Which of the following is not synonymous with the word ‘obscene’? (i) naked (ii) worth looking (iii) filthy (iv) scornful
(z6) The phrase ‘corrupting persons’ means_____. (i) leading people to wrong path (ii) sho (iii) demonstrating to people the way to heaven (iv) killing people
(z7) ‘Prejudice’ means_____. (i) boiling (ii) spoil (iii) purify (iv) extolling
(z8) The opposite word of ‘guilty’ is______. (i) sinner (ii) criminal. (iii) conceit (iv) innocent
(z9) Find the odd one. (i) definitely (ii) uncertainly (iii) doubtfully (iv) unsurely
(z10) The word ‘mentioned’ in the phrase ‘the steps mentioned above ‘functions as a/an___(i) noun (ii) adjective (iii) adverb (iv) verb
(z11) The word ‘basically’ means_____. (i) mainly (ii) minorly (iii) secondarily (iv) thirdly (i) mainly
(z12) “Threatening someone with injury to his/her person.” ______ What does the phrase mean?
(i) threatening to build up friendship (ii) inviting for dinner (iii) threat of physical torture (iv) filing a case
- Answer the following questions.
(a) What is cyberbullying?
Ans: Cyberbullying is basically an act that is done by a person against another person by means of electronic media just to harass.
(b) Mention a few examples of cyberbullying.
Ans: Cyberbullying may be of various forms. A few of them are- doing harm to someone by posting unwanted or private information, threatening someone by sending mean messages by any means, spreading rumours via emails or social networking sites, sharing private/ embarrassing or unapproved pictures or videos creating fake profiles etc.
(c) Discuss the necessity of ICT Act 2006 in Bangladesh perspective.
Ans: People have access to information in this era of digital Bangladesh. Some vested quarters grabbing the opportunities tarnish the image of this country. Some yellow journalists publish fake news through electronic media. Some using religious sentiment cause disturbance in society. To stop these offensive activities, ICT Act 2006 has been passed in the parliament.
(d) What are the suggestions for the cyber victims?
Ans: Cyber victims are suggested to register a complaint to the regulatory body by phone or by email. It is hoped that necessary action will be taken within 24 hours and perpetrators will be brought to book. Justice is supposed to be ensured within three days after the complaint is lodged. Victims can also submit their complaints using mobile number mentioned in the BTRC site.
(e) How can Facebook be a first step to stop cyberbullying? Write in your own words.
Ans: Facebook is an important social medium. Users have the right to allow or block someone they do not like. Users can limit or increase the number of friends and followers. They can post or upload pictures/images. Similarly, they can see others’ post, make comments and share the post they like. However, they can do the reverse by blocking the fake users. Thus Facebook can be a first step to stop cyberbullying.
(f) How may harm be caused to a person?
Ans: Harm may be caused to a person by posting unwanted or private information.
(g) How can a person be threatened?
Ans: A person can be threatened by sending mean messages via emails or social networking services.
(h) Why do perpetrators create fake profiles?
Ans: Perpetrators create fake profiles mostly to harass others deliberately keeping themselves unidentified.
(i) What kind of act is cyberbullying in Bangladesh?
Ans: In Bangladesh, cyber bullying is a scornful act and at the same time punishable also.
(j) Name the act that arranges punishment for the criminals of cyberbullying.
Ans: ICT Act 2006 is the act that arranges punishment for the criminals of cyber bullying.
(k) What does the act, inter alia, provide?
Ans: The Act, inter alia, provides that the person doing intentional bullies against others will be guilty of an offence under the Act.
(1) How does a fake and obscene material corrupt people?
Ans: A fake and obscene material corrupts people by creating a plot where people can be biased.
(m) Is there any way to help the victims of cyber crimes? What is that?
Ans: Yes, there is way. Victims of cyber bullying can lodge a complaint with the BTRC.
(n) Who is supposed to take necessary steps in favor of the victims of cyber bullying?
Ans: BTRC is supposed to take necessary steps in favor of the victims of cyber bullying.
(o) How fast are necessary actions supposed to be taken for the victims?
Ans: Necessary steps are supposed to be taken for the victims within 24 hours and perpetrators are brought to justice within 3 days after the complaint is filed.
(p) When may the perpetrators be liable to punishment as per the Penal Code 1860?
Ans: The perpetrators may be liable to punishment if the harassment amounts to criminal intimidation.
(q) What can be the first step of the victims against the perpetrators?
Ans: Internal reporting process of any particular social media can be the first step of the victims against the perpetrators.
(r) What do the most popular social media websites or applications contain?
Ans: The most popular social media websites or applications contain internal reporting systems.
- Read the above text (The situation —-creating fake profiles, etc) and make a flow chart showing different ways of cyberbullying. (One is done for you.)
- Using electric communication or social media
- Posting unwanted or private information
- Threatening a person by sending mean message
- Spreading rumours
- Sharing private/embarrassing pictures
- Creating fake profile
Or, Read the above text (The situation —-as per the penal code 1860) and make a flow chart showing what BTRC and the government are doing for the victims of cyber bullying. (One is done for you.)
- Accepting complaints
- Having a dedicated phone number and e-mail to receive complaints
- Taking necessary actions within 24 hours
- Bringing the perpetrators to justice within 3 days
- Launching a cyber-crime helpline
- Punishing the perpetrator under the penal code 1860
- U-4, L-5 (E), Page-71, (Cyber bullying—and / of fine), Para-2
Cyberbullying is a scornful act done by a person against another person by using electronic and social media for harassing the intended person physically and mentally. As deliberate publishing of fake and obscene material brings manifold humiliating situation, the person publishing such material will be the guilty of an offence under ACT 2006. And the punishment of such offence, according to the existing penal code, is imprisonment and / or fine.
