The cabinet has given the final approval to the draft Cyber Security Act 2023, which will replace the controversial Digital Security Act 2018, making two sections of the existing law bailable. This approval came during a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon in the capital on Monday (28
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DSA in Bangladesh is better than in Western countries: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the Digital Security Act in Bangladesh is much simpler compared to the similar laws in other civilised countries, including the United States. "Our law is simpler than in other countries," she told Voice of America Bangla Service in Washington on Monday. She, however, said that
Govt out to usurp power by creating fear with DSA: BNP
BNP on Tuesday accused the government of trying to create a climate of fear by using the Digital Security Act (DSA) to muzzle the voice of people ahead of the next national election to 'usurp' power again. Speaking at a seminar, party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the government
UNHR urges suspension of DSA in Bangladesh
UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk on Friday called on Bangladesh to suspend immediately its application of the Digital Security Act. “I am concerned that the Digital Security Act is being used across Bangladesh to arrest, harass and intimidate journalists and human rights defenders, and to muzzle critical voices online. “I call
Govt using DSA to gag media: BNP
Voicing deep concern over suing one after another against journalists, including Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman, under the Digital Security Act (DSA), BNP on Thursday alleged that the government has been carrying out extreme repression by using the 'black' law to gag the media. In a statement, party Secretary General Mirza
UN Rights chief urges to amend Bangladesh’s DSA
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said that Bangladesh's Digital Security Act (DSA) should be amended. "Following lengthy consultations with my Office on the Digital Security Act, I urge that it be amended, as criminal sentences continue to be handed down against those exercising their rights to
Govt making joke about constitution: Nazrul
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday alleged that the government is making a joke about the constitution. "What have you (govt) started? You talk about the constitution. You're actually making a joke about the constitution. It's written in the constitution to establish socialism, but you practice free market economy.
Digital Security Act is necessary in current context: Anisul
HC stays trial against journo Kajol in 3 cases under DSA
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday stayed for two months the trial proceedings of three cases filed against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol under the Digital Security Act . The HC bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Atowar Rahman passed the order after hearing on Kajol's petition. Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua
Trial begins in cases against Madani
The trial of two cases filed against Rafiqul Islam Madani, better known as Shishu Bokta for his boyish looks, began at a Dhaka court yesterday with testimonies of the complainants. The cases were filed with Motijheel Police Station in the capital and Gacha Police Stations in Gazipur under the Digital Security