Terrorists banked on apps, SIMs

The government has got important clues regarding the Gulshan and Sholakia attacks, indicating that terrorists are using social network-based apps and mobile SIMs. “This will help us get to the bottom of it,” a government official told The Independent yesterday. State minister for telecommunications Tarana Halim said that to curb militancy, the government is working with all IT-related weapons. “But we are not going to shut any apps or social network sites right now,” she added. Sources said detective agencies have some networks that use apps and SIMs. How could militants use the apps to communicate among themselves, they wondered.  “We’ve come to know that they also use unverified SIMs. We are trying to find out the locations. How did they manage to get the SIMs?” a government official told The Independent on condition of anonymity. According to rules, every SIM is supposed to be verified by the National ID and subscribers’ fingerprints to curb crime. Some of the eyewitnesses of the Gulshan attack on July 1 told the police that the militants used apps at the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant.

 

Terrorists banked on apps, SIMs

The government has got important clues regarding the Gulshan and Sholakia attacks, indicating that terrorists are using social network-based apps and mobile SIMs. This will help us get to the bottom of it, a government official told The Independent yesterday. State minister for telecommunications Tarana Halim said that to curb militancy, the government is working with all IT-related weapons. But we are not going to shut any apps or social network sites right now, she added. Sources said detective agencies have some networks that use apps and SIMs. How could militants use the apps to communicate among themselves, they wondered. Weve come to know that they also use unverified SIMs. We are trying to find out the locations. How did they manage to get the SIMs? a government official told The Independent on condition of anonymity. According to rules, every SIM is supposed to be verified by the National ID and subscribers fingerprints to curb crime. Some of the eyewitnesses of the Gulshan attack on July 1 told the police that the militants used apps at the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant.