Tarana Halim threatened over telephone call

State minister for post and telecommunication, Tarana Halim, has been threatened over a telephone call for her stance on banning illegal voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) businesses.

The minister said, i received the threat on Thursday through my official telephone at the secretariat to stop the government’s ongoing move on banning the illegal trade of VoIP and SIM cards and there is no need to move faster on banning the illegal VoIP and SIM cards businesses.

She said the caller’s voice indicated that the threat might be from an influential person.

I am working in line with the directives of the prime minister. My work will not be stopped in the face of such threats. I am not a person sell out. I don’t care about the threat and it will add additional speed to make my efforts successful, she added.

The state minister informed the members of law enforcement agencies of the threat, and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is working to trace the number.