Digital Security Act (DSA)

‘CSA will be repealed’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

DSA was indeed a political weapon

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

60pc DSA cases filed by agencies, govt or AL activists

Around 60 percent of the Digital Security Act cases were filed by law enforcement agencies, the government, or pro-government political parties, according to a research paper by Centre for Governance Studies (CGS).

Flowery rhetoric on CSA cannot redeem it

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

Opinion / Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL

AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.

Overhaul the Cyber Security Agency to protect data

Citizens’ data must be protected

Will Khadija’s ordeal end with her release?

The long shadow of DSA continues to haunt victims

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 8, 2023
September 8, 2023

Redraft Cyber Security Bill-2023: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh today called upon the members of parliament and parliamentary committee on posts, telecommunications, and information technology ministry to redraft the Cyber Security Bill-2023 in light of international experiences and best practices

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.

August 18, 2023
August 18, 2023

Is none of our data safe with the government?

Focus on cybersecurity, rather than crackdown on dissent

August 13, 2023
August 13, 2023

Cyber Security Act will not stop criminalising freedom of expression

It is rather dubious why the government wants to have another draconian cyber security law right before the next national elections.

August 8, 2023
August 8, 2023

A repackaged DSA brings renewed worries

Government must address concerns raised by the media, rights defenders

June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023

Could Nadim’s life have been saved?

Stop normalising threats faced by journalists in Bangladesh

May 27, 2023
May 27, 2023

A blatant disregard for rights treaties

The Digital Security Act must go, before it inflicts further harm

May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023

DSA to be amended by September: law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the Digital Security Act will be amended by September, within the term of the current Awami League government.