DHAKAR, Bangladesh, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Bangladesh has amended its telecommunications law to allow increased eavesdropping on cell phones as an anti-crime and counter-terrorism measure.
The Cabinet Monday approved the changes that were proposed by President Iajuddin Ahmed as a means of cracking down on the use of mobile phones by criminal gangs, including militants responsible for recent bomb attacks.
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The Daily Star said the eavesdropping will be carried out by both police and intelligence agencies and will apply to any individual's phone.
