File photo of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar Mahmud Hossain OpuThe minister’s remarks comes after Nagad suspended accounts for ‘suspicious e-commerce transactions’Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar has stressed the importance of taking tough action against the digital criminals involved in e-commerce frauds. To prevent digital crimes, we need digital measures as Nagad did,” the minister said. “If we cannot tackle the digital criminals, then they’ll grow manifold, and such crimes will increase exponentially,” he added. After analysing such transaction patterns, we send those to law enforcement agencies for necessary action,” he said. The law enforcement agencies will decide the matter now.”Also Read - Fraudsters divert primary students' stipend money through Nagad“We’re hopeful of taking next steps in accordance with the BFIU and law enforcement agencies.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 05, 2021 14:15 UTC