'Draft of data privacy and localisation law is prepared'

State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak said on Friday a draft of the data privacy and localisation law has been prepared following a directive of Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy, reports UNB.

The draft will be presented in the Jatiya Sangsad after taking opinion from the Internet Governance Forum, different platforms and media shortly, he said.

The state minister came up with the remarks while speaking at a virtual meeting of Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) on Friday night.

The country has around 1.1 million internet users who are creating huge numbers of information each minute, Palak said.

"We have 58 banks and 90 million mobile financing e-wallets, these information could pose a threat to citizens' privacy, if they are reserved outside the country," he said.