Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Tuesday emphasized forming a high-level task force headed by Bangladesh Bank involving law enforcement agencies, intelligence agencies, DSA and BTRC to save people from illegal financial transactions and online fraudulence, reports BSS.
"The role of concerned stakeholders is very important to identify the problems and solutions to address the digital security challenges. Building a safe online is possible with the joint efforts of all concerned," he said.
The minister said these in his closing remarks as the chair of an inter-ministerial meeting on determining way forward to stop illegal financial transactions and online fraudulence, said a press release.
It is also possible to ensure an effective and secure internet following the suggestions of the stakeholders, Jabbar said, hoping that this meeting will contribute fruitfully to ensuring digital security, as "we have been able to identify problems from everyone's discussion".
In the meeting, the participants suggested registering for a mobile financial service (MFS) following the right procedure and creating public awareness to refrain people from accepting any kind of tempting offers except those offered by government-approved banking (including online) schemes to stop illegal financial transactions.
They also recommended allocating the necessary budget to increase the capacity of the CTDR system established in the Department of Telecommunications to stop its apps, formulating necessary laws or policies to stop illegal financial transactions and regular monitoring of the relevant authorities through online media.
They also suggested the BTRC to make a list of domestic and foreign websites, apps and links used for illegal transactions and ban those.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Director General Brigadier General Md Nasim Parvez presented the keynote at the meeting.
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