Voice cloning and phone hacking used to defraud Bangladeshi MPs
Bangladeshi parliamentarians reportedly received fraudulent messages from hacked phone numbers requesting urgent money transfers, with Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni warning that fraudsters are using voice cloning, forged signatures, and hacked phone data to target MPs. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission said it was pursuing preventive measures.
What happened
Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni received messages from the mobile phone numbers of three MPs on 9 September 2026 asking him to urgently send Tk 50,000, Tk 30,000, and Tk 25,000 respectively.
When Moni called the MPs at those numbers, none answered, leading him to suspect their phones had been hacked.
On 10 September 2026, Moni raised the issue in parliament, warning that fraudsters are using hacked mobile phone data, voice cloning, forged signatures, and social media apps to commit fraud targeting MPs.
Reported impact
Moni stated that many members of both the opposition and ruling party have been targeted by such scams.
Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal acknowledged that preventive measures must be taken at the state level to address the fraud.
Index analysis
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission confirmed it had begun efforts to take preventive measures against the fraud.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.