Limited progress has taken place in recruiting a designated cybercrime professional in all government offices, including ministries, departments and divisions, even though four years have elapsed since the undertaking of the project by the government. So far, no designated cybercrime professional has been recruited in government offices. However, a number of training sessions and workshops have been conducted, in which around 50 IT professionals received training on the government’s rules and regulations. Earlier, in 2015, as part of a Tk. 560 crore World Bank (WB)-funded project, ‘Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT)’, a plan was undertaken to recruit a cybercrime expert in each of the 227 departments…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said no one can distort the country's history and play ducks…