Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni today urged members of the parliament to remain vigilant against fraud involving hacked mobile phones and social media accounts, voice cloning and forged signatures.
Speaking on a point of order at the parliament, he said such risks had become a matter of concern and urged lawmakers to exercise caution. He also said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) had already begun taking preventive measures.
“It was reported in newspapers earlier. Yesterday, I received three messages purportedly from MPs, urgently asking me to send Tk 50,000, Tk 30,000 and Tk 25,000. The messages came from three different numbers. When I tried to call those numbers, no one answered. That suggests the mobile numbers had been hacked,” Moni said.
“It has become essential for us to be sufficiently cautious. If you know this, the whole country will know. Let the people of Bangladesh be informed through television. Some people are cloning voices and producing documents with forged signatures, which has also become a problem,” he added.
“This has happened to many opposition MPs as well as ruling party MPs. I urge everyone to remain alert,” the chief whip further said.
Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal then asked whose responsibility it was to take preventive measures against such fraud.
“Since you raised the issue, whose responsibility is it to take preventive measures? The state’s. Whether cloning happens or not, it is not the personal fault of those affected. Preventive measures must be taken by the relevant ministry, the executive branch, or the state. If you have something to say on that, please do,” he said.
“BTRC has already started working on preventive measures so that we can resolve this problem,” Moni replied.
Earlier, on another point of order, the chief whip said all the lobbies were equipped with facial recognition devices, but they were hardly being used.
“I was informed that 120-122 people enter without it. I have been notified that all MPs must undergo face recognition before entering the chamber. Today, all members should ensure they go through it before entering,” he said.
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