‘Lawful’ Interception system to be introduced stopping anti-national activities: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that an initiative has been taken to start the system of Adi Paat through mobile phone and internet communication to stop various activities against the country and the government.
He said this in response to a question from Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, a government member of Parliament in the National Parliament on Thursday.
The Minister said that modern technology like Open Source Intelligence Technology (OSINT) has been added to NTMC (National Telecommunication Monitoring Center) to stop various activities against the country and the government through social media monitoring (surveillance) on the Internet. At the same time, initiatives have been taken to launch an integrated lawful interception system.
In response to the question of Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, the member of parliament of the ruling party, the home minister said that the government is determined to continue the progress of the country, economic development, prosperity and democracy by preventing domestic and foreign conspiracies. Intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies are working tirelessly to prevent any kind of conspiracy.
The Home Minister said that if any person, party or group is found involved in the conspiracy to create chaos, strict action will be taken against them under the existing law.
He said, "On the basis of intelligence information, the law and order situation in the country is stable due to taking a firm stand and effective measures to prevent communalism, militancy and conspiracy against the state."
