DSA
Hate Crimes, DSA: Twin terrors for the minorities
On one hand, there were at least 22 incidents of Hindu religious sites being attacked this year. On the other, there were at least seven incidents in which members of the minority community were sued or arrested under the Digital Security Act or other laws for "hurting religious sentiments".
Gagging young voices: The unreasonable nature of our digital laws
As it stands now, any person whom law enforcement authorities deem to have breached the DSA will be arrested without a warrant.
Hate Crimes, DSA: Twin terrors for the minorities
On one hand, there were at least 22 incidents of Hindu religious sites being attacked this year. On the other, there were at least seven incidents in which members of the minority community were sued or arrested under the Digital Security Act or other laws for "hurting religious sentiments".
Is the Data Protection Act an extension of DSA?
Over the past several months, efforts have been afoot to frame a data protection law in Bangladesh.
When the state defeats its people
The draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) strikes again, and most worryingly, in collusion with communal bigotry.
Legal notice wants fake news, misinfo on Facebook, YouTube removed
A Supreme Court lawyer today sent a legal notice to remove Facebook posts and YouTube videos containing “fake and concocted news that incite violence and public disorder” in Bangladesh.
Police arrest editor of local Rangamati daily in DSA case
Police have arrested an editor of local daily Dainik Parbatto Chattogram, a Rangamati-based local daily over a case filed under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA).
HC stays 3 DSA cases against photojournalist Kajol
The High Court today stayed the trial proceedings against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in three cases filed under Digital Security Act.
Journalism under siege on digital front
Journalism in Bangladesh is under siege on the digital front, beginning from surveillance to draconian laws.
Don’t normalise living in fear
Bangladesh is a nation that is being carried almost entirely by the labour of its underprivileged and uneducated people, who slave away at garment factories and toil abroad to send back remittances.
Digital Security Act threatens press freedom, needs reformation: Editors’ Council
The Editors’ Council today called upon the authorities concerned to reform the Digital Security Act in order to ensure press freedom in the country.