CID, bKash train 1,100 female students in cyber safety

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and mobile financial service provider bKash have conducted a series of cyber awareness workshops for around 1,100 female students at two Dhaka University halls and Viqarunnisa Noon School and College.
The sessions focused on protecting personal information, identifying online scams, securing digital financial transactions and reporting suspicious activities, according to a press release.
Around 650 students attended a session at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, while another 450 took part in two sessions at Ruqayyah Hall and Shamsun Nahar Hall of Dhaka University.
Officials from CID’s Cyber Police Centre and bKash’s External Affairs 
Department discussed common cyber threats and ways to avoid fraud. Students were advised not to share personal identification numbers (PINs) or one-time passwords (OTPs), click on suspicious links or circulate unverified information online.

Md Jahidul Islam, additional DIG of the Cyber Police Centre, CID, spoke at the school session, while Sana Shaminur Rahman, DIG of the centre, attended as chief guest.
At the university sessions, Md Shafiuddin Shaheen, DIG (Acting) of the Cyber Police Centre, CID, was the chief guest. The sessions were presided over by Ruqayyah Hall Provost Prof Dr Hosne Ara Begum and Shamsun Nahar Hall Provost Prof Dr Nasrin Sultana.
The organisers plan to extend the workshops to more educational institutions across the country.