Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Bangladesh has urged member states of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) to accelerate collective action on cyberthreats, misinformation and regional security, warning that individual national measures are no longer sufficient to counter rapidly evolving digital risks.

Addressing the seventh meeting of National Security Advisers of the CSC in New Delhi on Wednesday, Bangladesh's National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman said the region was facing a "constant barrage of misinformation and disinformation", exacerbated by expanding digitalisation and the advent of artificial intelligence.

"Cybersecurity is thus a high priority in Bangladesh," he said, stressing that safeguarding cyberspace and critical infrastructure ...