Cyber Security Act (CSA)

CSA getting scrapped

The interim government yesterday decided in principle to repeal the Cyber Security Act which has been used to curb press freedom and suppress political dissent.

No alternative to repealing CSA

Describing the Cyber Security Act (CSA) as a tool used by the previous “fascist government” to stifle free speech and instil fear among the populace, speakers at a roundtable yesterday called for the law to be immediately repealed.

‘CSA will be repealed’

Law Adviser Asif Nazul yesterday said the government will move towards repealing the controversial Cyber Security Act.

Writing in the time of autocracy

it is difficult to put a number on those innumerable Bangladeshis who lived in fear or had a peripatetic life during Hasina-led regime.

Cancel all CSA, DSA cases against journos: Editors' Council

The Editors' Council today demanded that the government withdraws and cancels all the cases including those filed against journalists under the Cyber Security Act (CSA) and the previous Digital Security Act, as well as harassment cases related to the recent movement

Sharifa's Tale / 'Government should not be swayed by the opinions of a small extremist minority'

Researcher Maheen Sultan shares her insights on the backlash against 'Sharifa's Tale' and promoting comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in Bangladesh.

DSA was indeed a political weapon

What guarantee is there that the CSA won’t be abused similarly?

Flowery rhetoric on CSA cannot redeem it

High Court judge’s comments a wake-up call for CSA proponents

Overhaul the Cyber Security Agency to protect data

Citizens’ data must be protected

October 15, 2023
October 15, 2023

Are we listening to the young people?

They must be able to enjoy the benefits of a functioning democracy

September 18, 2023
September 18, 2023

The media must do more to protest oppressive laws like the CSA

The timing of the Cyber Security Act, in the run-up to the elections, was hardly surprising

September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023

Parliament passes Cyber Security Bill

Parliament passed the Cyber Security Bill after the State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak tabled it in today's session

September 1, 2023
September 1, 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: DSA to CSA, a sham of a reform

Journalists’ fate is again being determined in the dark.

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