China trains over 100 Bangladeshi security personnel on immigration, traffic management, cybersecurity
Dhaka: China has provided training to more than 100 Bangladeshi law enforcement personnel over the past two years in immigration, traffic and transportation management, cybersecurity, public security, and UN peacekeeping operations, according to the Chinese ambassador.
The disclosure came during a farewell meeting between the Minister of Home Affairs Salahuddin Ahmed and outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen at the Ministry of Home Affairs in the capital on September 21.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in maintaining law and order, combating cybercrime, enhancing technological capabilities, and exchanging training opportunities, according to a press release from the ministry.
The home minister expressed gratitude for China's training support and said the Bangladesh government had taken initiatives to establish a specialized Cyber Security Unit for the police.
He also said plans were underway to establish digital forensic and cyber laboratories at police stations, district and divisional levels, as well as at the central level.
Ambassador Yao suggested sending a Bangladeshi expert team to China to visit its cybersecurity facilities and laboratories and exchange technical expertise on preventing cybercrime.
In response, Salahuddin announced that a five-member high-level delegation, led by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), would visit China to examine its cyber laboratories and technology.
The delegation will include an additional inspector general, an additional deputy inspector general, and police officers specializing in cybersecurity and digital forensics. It will prepare specific proposals for establishing forensic laboratories and procuring equipment in Bangladesh.
The outgoing ambassador also conveyed an invitation from China's minister of public security for Salahuddin to visit China and hold bilateral discussions on enhancing cooperation at a public security forum.
Yao, whose tenure in Bangladesh is scheduled to end in early October, also requested the home minister to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens, businesses, and investors operating in Bangladesh.
In response, Salahuddin described China as a key strategic development partner and reaffirmed the government's commitment to ensuring the security of Chinese citizens, businesspeople, and workers involved in development projects in Bangladesh.
Inspector General of Police Md. Ali Hossain Fakir, CID Chief and Additional IGP Barrister Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain, and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Political and Immigration Wing Dr. Zia Uddin Ahmed, among others, attended the meeting.
