The critical question of cyber safety is at the forefront.
Press freedom must be protected from the concerted disinformation patronised by some platforms and actors.
Beyond laws, society must cultivate both physical and digital spaces for inclusive, civil discourse among its citizens.
Bangladesh must repeal the CSA to safeguard the rights of its citizens.
The Cyber Security Act came into effect last year, replacing the controversial Digital Security Act
Awami League has always found justification in the Nietzschean theory of cultivating or “inventing” enemies
Crimes against journalists do not happen in a vacuum.
The case against him and WikiLeaks is much more important for what it might entail for press freedom itself.
Is that how democracy works for us?
Two university students have made Bangladesh the first Asian country to win the World Universities Debating Championships. Will this stunning rhetorical feat spark the spirit of debate in our society?
Essentially, if someone expresses a critical view of the achievement of Bangladesh’s Liberation War, or the country’s relationship with another nation in a Facebook status, or even in a private message between friends on WhatsApp, that individual could be subjected to criminal punishment under the DSA, intrusive surveillance under the data protection law, or censorship under the digital, social media and OTT platform regulations.
Nineteen eminent citizens today (April 25, 2022) protested the detention of Syeda Ratna, a community leader trying to save the Tentultala playground and her 17-year-old son.
Some of us may breathe a sigh of relief that Hriday Mondal, imprisoned for 19 days and denied bail twice, for trying to explain the difference between science and religion to his students, has been granted bail.
It is one of the biggest paradoxes of present time — the contradiction of having the most remarkable advancements in technology with the most regressive developments in human civilisation.
Law Minister Anisul Huq says that a subsection will be included in the proposed digital security act if it is necessary for removing confusion over the freedom of expression.
Bangladesh is “party free” in terms of using internet, according to the latest report of Freedom House.
Marking 2016 a repressive year for press freedom in Bangladesh, London-based ARTICLE 19, an NGO defending freedom of expression, says 320 violations, including murders, abductions and threats against journalists, took place within that period.
The draft Digital Security Act 2016, intended to address the need for cyber-crime legislation, according to the authorities, was approved on August 22, 2016, by the Cabinet. But members of civil society, media and activists have already expressed their concerns over the draft law impinging upon people's freedom of expression.
Expressing concern over the “worsening” state of freedom of expression in Bangladesh, the International Publishers Association (IPA)
