Chapter FOUR Digital Security Council 12) National Digital Security Council:(1) To fulfill the objective of this Act, a National Digital Security Council will be formed consisting of 13 (thirteen) members including a chairman; as described belowa. Chairman b. Minister, State Minister or Deputy Minister of Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology; c. Minister, State Minister or Deputy Minister of Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs d. Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office; e. Governor, Bangladesh Bank; f. Secretary, Posts & 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, Defense Intelligence Head Office; m. Director General, National Digital Security Council; -Member Secretary (2) The Prime Minister of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh will be the Chairman. (3) To fulfill the objective of Subsection (1), with the advice/approval of the chairman, the council may co-opt as member at any time, a person with specialized knowledge or representative of a relevant body (for example: 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 a suitable representative from mass media on recommendation from Ministry of Information through gazette notification for a specified time and on specific terms. 13) The power of the Council, etc.: - (1) The Council in implementing the provisions of this Act and the Rules enacted under this Act will provide directives and advice to the agency (2) The Council in addition to other subject matters will specially perform the following. Namely: a. If the digital security is under threat provide necessary directions to remedy the situation; b. To advice on how to improve the digital security infrastructure; how to increase in its manpower and how to increase in its quality c. To enact inter-institutional policies with the aim of ensuring digital security: d. Taking necessary steps to ensure the implementation of the Act and of the Rules enacted under this Act; and e. Any other act determined by rules; (3) Agency will provide necessary secretarial support to the council to perform its functions.