Bangladesh to open special police station for cybercrimes
Police are establishing a particular station experimentally under the Criminal Investigation Department to manage cybercrime cases, led by an additional deputy inspector general.
The police 're going for the experimental launch as the final approval might take time though the drafting of a detailed guideline is underway, said Shah Alam, DIG at CID’s Cyber Police Centre.
The draft will need final clearance from the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms or NICAR after approvals from the Police Headquarters and the house ministry.
The authorities will open the makeshift station at the CID Headquarters as the search continues for a everlasting venue in Dhaka.
Currently, the CID’s Cybercrime Centre supplies the persons with advice through its hotline 01730336431, as the victims file complaints with police stations or cases at court. They will be able to file the complaints or cases at the special police station when it opens.
The victims of cybercrimes should be able to file complaints online to the special police station, Additional IGP Mahbubur Rahman, who heads the CID, said at a press conference on Jul 6.
The web system will be launched gradually, with two superintendents of police assisting the excess DIG for monitoring and investigation units, Alam told bdnews24.com.
The special police station could have an over 300-strong workforce, including four additional SPs, eight assistant SPs, 30 inspectors and at least 60 sub-inspectors.
This is for the first time an officer with an increased rank than an inspector will head a police station.
Alam said more than 1,500 policemen with CID trained in anti-cybercrimes are working in several stations.
Moudut Halder, officer-in-charge of Chawkbazar Police Station, said they receive at least one complaint of cybercrimes, such as for example Facebook account hack or circulation of indecent photographs on social media. They forward the cases to the cybercrime unit.
Two men, who recently filed complaints over cybercrimes, said it could be easier for victims to get help if the investigation is conducted from where the cases are filed.
The thought of a police station for cybercrimes is new, but many countries have launched such stations. In India’s West Bengal, an inspector heads the cyber police station create last year.
Kazi Mustafiz, president of Cybercrime Awareness Foundation, welcomed the move.
Two men, who recently filed complaints over cybercrimes, said it would be easier for victims to get help if the investigation is conducted from where the cases are filed.
