The government has taken initiative to introduce an "Integrated Lawful Interception System (ILIS)" to monitor social media and thwart various anti-state and anti-government activities, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told parliament today.
Vehicle-mounted surveillance devices for the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) were allegedly bought from Israeli suppliers, reported the Haaretz, a left-leaning Israeli newspaper yesterday. Bangladesh and Israel do not have diplomatic ties.