23326 evsjv‡`k †M‡RU, AwZwi³, A‡±vei 6, 2019 CHAPTER IV Digital Security Council 12. National Digital Security Council. (1) For carrying out the purposes of this Act, the National Digital Security Council shall consist of a Chairman and the following 13 (thirteen) members, namely: (a) Chairman; (b) Minister, State Minister or Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology; (c) Minister, State Minister or Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; (d) Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister; (e) Governor, Bangladesh Bank; (f) Secretary, Posts and Telecommunication Division; (g) Secretary, Information and Communication Technology Division; (h) Secretary, Public Security Division; (i) Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; (j) Inspector General of Police, Bangladesh Police; (k) Chairman, BTRC; (l) Director General, Directorate General of Forces Intelligence; (m) Director General, Member Secretary. (2) The Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh shall be the Chairman of the Council. (3) For carrying out the purposes of sub-section (1), the Council, in consultation with the Chairman, may, at any time, by notification in the official Gazette, co-opt any specialist as its member, on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed [such as: any specialist on recommendation of the Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS), Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) or 1 (one) representative of mass media on recommendation of Ministry of Information]. 13. Power, etc. of the Council. (1) For implementation of the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, the Council shall provide necessary direction and advice to the Agency.