59% of Cybercrime Victims in Bangladesh are Women: Study

October will be observed across Bangladesh as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, with a series of nationwide programmes to raise awareness about online safety. The month-long campaign was announced by the Cyber Crime Awareness Foundation (CCAF) at an event held at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Friday.Speakers at the event noted that while digital technology and internet access have become integral to daily life, cyber threats are also rising at an alarming pace. Incidents such as cyberattacks on banks and financial institutions, hacking of government websites, and leakage of citizens’ personal information have underscored that cybersecurity is now closely tied to national security.Recent data from the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) revealed that sensitive information, including citizens’ National ID details and phone call records, has been traded in online groups in exchange for money.According to the Cyber Police Centre (CPC), between January 2020 and August 26, 2025, nearly 174,000 cybercrime-related complaints were ...

• 26 Sep 2025