Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The interim government has formed a probe committee to look into the procurement of surveillance equipment during the tenure of the ousted Sheikh Hasina administration.Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications, and ICT, will head the committee.
According to Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, the committee will examine where the spy devices came from, how much they cost, and how they were used. He briefed reporters at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Thursday.
Alam noted that reports indicate the previous government spent around US $300 million on such equipment, though some sources put the figure closer to US $200 million. "What we've read in the full report...