Dhaka, June 16 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the Special Security Force (SSF) will be developed as a modern force amid the changing patterns of crimes with the advent of advanced technologies.

"We can develop our lifestyle using modern technologies. But the criminals engaged in terrorism and militancy also can commit crimes of new patterns using the technologies at the same time," Hasina said. She was addressing a special darbar (gathering) arranged, marking the 35th founding anniversary of the Special Security Force (SSF).

The Prime Minister virtually joined the function at the Prime Minister's Office through a videoconference from her official residence Ganobhaban.

Noting that the science and technology create risks...