Such steps would be taken only for election-related material, the Election Commission’s additional secretary said, adding that the process would begin after the election schedule is announced.
A three-member delegation led by Rujan Sarwar, head of public policy for Bangladesh at Facebook’s parent company Meta, was present at the meeting. The delegation also included Aidan Hoy, Head of APAC Global Response, and Eugene Poh, Regulatory Expert.
On behalf of the Election Commission, Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath, Project Director of IDEA Project Brigadier General Abul Hasnat Muhammad Saim and NID System Manager Muhammad Ashraf Hussain were present.