CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has ordered the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to ban internet games like PubG and Free fire. The action follows an instruction by the High Court of Bangladesh to shut down the dangerous and harmful apps and softwares on the internet for three months.

Detailed explanation-2: -The game was allowed to return to Nepal after numerous petitions were submitted to the country’s supreme court. After the Kathmandu district court ruled on a PIL filed by the Metropolitan Crime Division, PUBG was banned in Nepal. According to the PIL, the game was bad for kids.

Detailed explanation-3: -Garena Free Fire has been banned in India only for now. But it could also potentially be banned in other markets due to an ongoing lawsuit against the makers of Garena Free Fire. Krafton, maker of PUBG Mobile and Battlegrounds Mobile India had last month sued Garena Free Fire makers for copying PUBG Mobile.

Detailed explanation-4: -They are taking away tens of millions of takas by operating business illegally. “These games are training children in violence and hampering their study.”

Detailed explanation-5: -This reportedly led to a “moral panic” within the country, with leaders believing the game to be a “waste of time” on top of other concerns. Afghanistan is the third country to ban PUBG, according to Khaama Press, which added that both India and Pakistan have already banned the game.