UN Organ or Entity: General Assembly

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Bangladesh believes that maintaining international peace and security in cyberspace is a collective responsibility of all states. As the use of new and emerging technologies continues to increase, so do the vulnerabilities to malicious exploitation. In this context, norms, rules and principles would serve as a guiding framework for ensuring stability …

Statement by Mr. Md. Rafiqul Alam Molla, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in New York at the Intersessional Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 (OEWG), Trusteeship Council, 26 May 2023 Read More »

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, During the March session, apart from ransomware attacks, which have reached pandemic levels in recent years, my delegation emphasized the emerging threat of deep fakes and digital identities as vectors for future cyber-attacks, which received broad support from many delegations. This morning delegation of El Salvador has stated the …

Statement by Mr. Md. Rafiqul Alam Molla, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in New York at the intersessional session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 (OEWG), CR-2, 26 May 2023 Read More »

Distinguished Co- facilitators, My delegation joins others in thanking you for convening this meeting. We also thank the briefers for sharing their important insights. We align ourselves with the statement made by Cuba on behalf of G-77 and China. As we stand at the watershed moment of technological revolutions driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and …

Statement by Mr. Md. Monwar Hossain, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the thematic deep dive on the theme of “Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies” under the Global Digital Compact, CR-1, 25 May 2023 Read More »

Distinguished Co- facilitators, My delegation joins others in thanking you for convening this thematic deep dive on Digital Trust and Security. We also thank the briefers for sharing their important insights. We align ourselves with the statement made by Cuba on behalf of G-77 and China. Trust is the fundamental ingredient of social capital, creating …

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Muhammad A. Muhith, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the thematic deep dive on the theme of Digital Trust and Security under the Global Digital Compact, CR-1, 25 May 2023 Read More »

Distinguished Co-chairs, I thank the Permanent Missions of Albania and United States for organizing this meeting. I also thank the briefers for their valuable insights on this important topic. Let me begin by sharing our own experience of devastating cyber-attack in 2016, when more than US$ 80 million from Bangladesh Central Bank was siphoned by …

Statement by H.E. Ambassador Muhammad A. Muhith, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN at the United Security Council Arria-formula meeting on ‘The responsibility and responsiveness of States to cyberattacks on critical infrastructure’, Trusteeship Council, 25 May 2023 Read More »

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Bangladesh believes Capacity building is of paramount importance in the work of the OEWG. Developing countries are in critical need for support in order to developing the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to effectively implement the responsible state behavior in cyberspace. We would like to highlight the need for capacity building …

Statement by Mr. Md. Rafiqul Alam Molla, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the intersessional session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 (OEWG), CR-2, 24 May 2023 Read More »

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Bangladesh believes that international law, and in particular the Charter of the United Nations in its entirety, is applicable to maintain peace, stability and promoting an open, secure, stable, accessible and peaceful ICT environment. Previous OEWG and the GGEs recognized that “a number of States are developing ICT capabilities for military …

Statement by Mr. Md. Rafiqul Alam Molla, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York at the intersessional session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 (OEWG), 24 May 2023 at CR-2 Read More »

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We would like to express our appreciation to you and your team for presenting the rev-2 of the draft elements for the development and operationalization of a Global, Intergovernmental Points of Contacts Directory. My delegation considers the POC directory would serve as a Confidence Building Measures in itself and also provide …

Statement by Mr. Md. Rafiqul Alam Molla, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in New York at the intersessional session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025 (OEWG), 23 May 2023, UNHQs Read More »