During the July-August uprising, and in the decade leading up to it, the use of state and security agencies to surveil ordinary citizens became so ubiquitous that people self-censored on public technology platforms and migrated to private, encrypted messaging services. In response to these concerns, various civil society and industry groups are calling for the repeal of the Cyber Security Act, 2023 (CSA) and the dismantling of organisations like the National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (NTMC) for undermining privacy and other fundamental rights.
The necessary steps that must be taken in consultation with the constitution for a just democracy in Bangladesh.
By replicating existing frameworks, the draft Personal Data Protection Act misses out on critical local nuances.
Three former students of the principal and founder of Sunbeams school remembers the pioneering educationist,
Rafia dreads going to her phone carrier’s customer service centre.
On Wednesday last week, a busy street in Chawkbazar in Bangladesh's oldest neighbourhood burst into flames, killing at least 67 people and injuring many.
As dawn falls on the cramped shelters at Balukhali Refugee Camp, the settlers find twice the company they had yesterday. Some with crying babies, some with bullet wounds, some without families, some without hope—they all huddle inside, outside and everywhere. Each dot in this map represents 600 new arrivals, most of whom have walked a long way from Shah Porir Dwip to find refuse, food and dignity at the “northern camps”.
Your smartphone beeps you awake at 6am every weekday morning. On your way to work, you are scrolling down your Facebook...
During the July-August uprising, and in the decade leading up to it, the use of state and security agencies to surveil ordinary citizens became so ubiquitous that people self-censored on public technology platforms and migrated to private, encrypted messaging services. In response to these concerns, various civil society and industry groups are calling for the repeal of the Cyber Security Act, 2023 (CSA) and the dismantling of organisations like the National Telecommunications Monitoring Centre (NTMC) for undermining privacy and other fundamental rights.
The necessary steps that must be taken in consultation with the constitution for a just democracy in Bangladesh.
By replicating existing frameworks, the draft Personal Data Protection Act misses out on critical local nuances.
Three former students of the principal and founder of Sunbeams school remembers the pioneering educationist,
Rafia dreads going to her phone carrier’s customer service centre.
On Wednesday last week, a busy street in Chawkbazar in Bangladesh's oldest neighbourhood burst into flames, killing at least 67 people and injuring many.
As dawn falls on the cramped shelters at Balukhali Refugee Camp, the settlers find twice the company they had yesterday. Some with crying babies, some with bullet wounds, some without families, some without hope—they all huddle inside, outside and everywhere. Each dot in this map represents 600 new arrivals, most of whom have walked a long way from Shah Porir Dwip to find refuse, food and dignity at the “northern camps”.
Your smartphone beeps you awake at 6am every weekday morning. On your way to work, you are scrolling down your Facebook...
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