Published: 12:38 AM, 15 October 2026
'No plan for Operation Clean Heart-style drive'
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the government has no plan to launch any operation similar to 'Operation Clean Heart'.
He made the remarks while inaugurating the newly constructed Cyber Police Center building and the digital forensic laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Chattogram in the afternoon.
The home minister also said the government plans to set up digital forensic laboratories in all eight divisional headquarters to strengthen cybercrime investigation.
He said plans for a police cyber unit had been in place from the outset and that its operations officially began on October 1. The unit currently operates under an Additional Inspector General. The newly inaugurated digital forensic laboratory will function under the supervision of the CID. Relevant departments will continue to cooperate in digital forensic analysis and testing, as they all fall under the same ministry.
"Under the leadership of the Cyber Police Unit, we will take steps to strengthen digital analysis capabilities at every level, from the central level to the divisions, districts and upazilas," the Home Minister said.
He added that plans were also underway to establish Cyber Police Unit laboratories at the district and divisional levels to operate as digital forensic laboratories.
He noted that the CID had been operating chemical laboratories since its inception, issuing reports on various tests, including visceral analyses. "With changing times, expanding the capacity and scope of these laboratories has become essential," he said.
Salahuddin Ahmed said the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) had provided full support for the construction of the newly inaugurated building and the digital forensic laboratory in Chattogram. He thanked the Korean government, the Korean ambassador, KOICA representatives and the visiting Korean delegation for their support.
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bangladesh Kim Ji-jun, Sayed Al Noman, MP, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md. Ali Hossain Fakir, Additional IGP (Headquarters) Sardar Nurul Amin and Additional IGP (CID) Barrister Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain were present at the ceremony, along with senior administrative officials, including Chattogram Divisional Commissioner Dr. Mohammad Ziauddin, CMP Commissioner Hasan Mohammad Shawkat Ali and District Superintendent of Police Masud Alam.
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