Cyber-Security

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said discussions have been held with social media giant Meta about opening a regional office in Bangladesh. Bangladesh earlier proposed the initiative during meetings held in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area's Silicon Valley.The state minister said having a Meta office in Bangladesh would help ensure customer service and strengthen the company's accountability in addressing complaints and other problems. She added that Meta was cons...

A bill has been passed in Parliament to dissolve the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and form the Special Response Battalion (SRB) on the same model. The bill was passed by voice vote in Parliament on Thursday amid objections from opposition lawmakers. A proposal by opposition members to send the bill for public opinion and to a scrutiny committee was rejected through a voice vote. While moving the bill for passage, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the SRB is being formed in response to...