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‘CSA will be repealed’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.
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

DSA was indeed a political weapon

What guarantee is there that the CSA won’t be abused similarly?
3 May 2024, 09:21 AM

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).
30 April 2024, 18:00 PM

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

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.
22 December 2023, 01:00 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

We must improve our human rights record

Government should promptly start working on UPR recommendations
17 November 2023, 08:03 AM

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

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
8 September 2023, 16:17 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

Is none of our data safe with the government?

Focus on cybersecurity, rather than crackdown on dissent
18 August 2023, 10:48 AM

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.
13 August 2023, 12:36 PM

A repackaged DSA brings renewed worries

Government must address concerns raised by the media, rights defenders
8 August 2023, 14:30 PM

Could Nadim’s life have been saved?

Stop normalising threats faced by journalists in Bangladesh
21 June 2023, 05:00 AM

A blatant disregard for rights treaties

The Digital Security Act must go, before it inflicts further harm
27 May 2023, 17:50 PM

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.
3 May 2023, 09:19 AM