Cyber Security Act (CSA)
New data laws put state power above people’s privacy
A study by Tech Global Institute shows that law enforcement, regulatory, and intelligence agencies have spent at least $190 million on surveillance technologies and spyware deployed against citizens.
19 October 2025, 03:00 AM
The law Bangladesh needs to protect children
Grooming is the process through which an adult establishes a connection with an underage individual to win their trust, with the eventual aim of sexually abusing or exploiting them.
3 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Draft cyber ordinance gets a scrubbing
When the new cyber protection law comes into effect, a majority of the cases filed under its predecessors -- Digital Security Act and Cyber Security Act -- will automatically be dismissed.
22 January 2025, 18:45 PM
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.
7 November 2024, 18:00 PM
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free speech and instil fear among the populace, speakers at a roundtable yesterday called for the law to be immediately repealed.
8 October 2024, 18:00 PM
‘CSA will be repealed’
Law Adviser Asif Nazul yesterday said the government will move towards repealing the controversial Cyber Security Act.
3 October 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
24 September 2024, 06:00 AM
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
12 August 2024, 15:09 PM
'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.
5 July 2024, 04:00 AM
DSA was indeed a political weapon
What guarantee is there that the CSA won’t be abused similarly?
3 May 2024, 09:21 AM
Flowery rhetoric on CSA cannot redeem it
High Court judge’s comments a wake-up call for CSA proponents
28 February 2024, 07:08 AM
Overhaul the Cyber Security Agency to protect data
Citizens’ data must be protected
1 December 2023, 08:14 AM
Will Khadija’s ordeal end with her release?
The long shadow of DSA continues to haunt victims
20 November 2023, 12:17 PM
Are we listening to the young people?
They must be able to enjoy the benefits of a functioning democracy
15 October 2023, 12:29 PM
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
18 September 2023, 14:30 PM
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
13 September 2023, 14:22 PM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: DSA to CSA, a sham of a reform
Journalists’ fate is again being determined in the dark.
31 August 2023, 18:00 PM