International Justice Mission (IJM) on Monday launched a four-day specialised training for 39 law enforcement and intelligence officials to strengthen their capacity to combat commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and child sex trafficking.
The training, titled “Cryptocurrency and Digital Investigation and Multi-Agency Integration to Combat Internal CSEC and Child Sex Trafficking”, began at the Detective Training School (DTS) in Rajarbagh, Dhaka.
Rebeka Khan, joint secretary (Political-1 Branch) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, inaugurated the programme as the chief guest, while IJM Bangladesh Country Director Claire Wilkinson chaired the inaugural session.
The participants represent six agencies, including the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), National Security Intelligence (NSI), Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) and National Central Bureau (NCB), according to a press release.
Four specialist trainers will conduct 14 sessions during the programme, which will conclude on November 12 with a graduation ceremony and certificate distribution.
The training covers cryptocurrency and blockchain fundamentals, the use of digital currencies in criminal activities, open-source intelligence, blockchain analysis and tracing digital assets, as well as financial transactions linked to trafficking networks.
It also focuses on money laundering, ransom collection, dark-web investigations, online investigator safety and techniques to dismantle local and transnational criminal networks.