Digital Security Act

Digital Security Act: Photojournalist Kajol denied bail

A virtual court in Dhaka has rejected a bail petition of photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
24 June 2020, 07:40 AM

‘Defaming PM’ on Facebook: Parents of arrested Mymensingh 9th grader apologise

Parents of the ninth grader who was arrested on Saturday under the Digital Security Act for allegedly defaming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Facebook post, have apologised for their son’s mistake and sought his release.
23 June 2020, 13:13 PM

Photojournalist Kajol shown arrested under Digital Security Act

Photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol has been shown arrested in a case filed under Digital Security Act.
23 June 2020, 10:02 AM

RU teacher arrested for Facebook posts 'critical of Nasim'

A teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) was arrested under Digital Security Act early today, for "criticising veteran politician and Awami League presidium member Mohammed Nasim", said police.
18 June 2020, 06:04 AM

Digital Security Act: Detectives appeal for photojournalist Kajol’s remand

Detectives have appealed for quizzing photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol on remand in a case filed against him under the Digital Security Act.
17 June 2020, 10:34 AM

Virtual court to hear petition seeking remand for cartoonist, 3 others tomorrow

A virtual court in Dhaka has finally decided to hold hearings on remand prayers of four accused including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore without their presence before it,in a case under the Digital Security Act.
15 June 2020, 10:47 AM

Case under DSA: virtual court refuses to hear bail petitions of Kishore, Mushtaq

A virtual court in Dhaka has refused to entertain the bail petitions of Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore and Writer Mushtaq Ahmed as a seven-day remand prayer is currently pending against them in connection with a case filed against them under the Digital Security Act.
17 May 2020, 12:39 PM

Digital Security Act: HC rejects bail prayer of Sangram editor

The High Court has refused to grant bail to Abul Asad, editor of Bangla daily Sangram, in a case filed under Digital Security Act on charges of “circulating provocative report and sedition”.
13 May 2020, 08:28 AM

Action if digital security act misused: Quader

Action will be taken against those misusing the digital security act, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
10 May 2020, 15:32 PM

Digital Security Act: Editors’ Council deeply concerned over cases against journalists

Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) has expressed grave concern over the recent suing of a cartoonist, a writer and journalists and the subsequent arrests of several of them under the Digital Security Act (DSA) on unsubstantiated grounds.
7 May 2020, 15:28 PM

4 sent to jail in Barguna for ‘filming woman, daughter’ and circulating it on YouTube

Police arrest four people, including two journalists, in a case under Digital Security Act filed against seven people in Barguna for allegedly filming a mother and her daughter secretly and circulating it on YouTube.
7 May 2020, 13:04 PM

Sunamganj journalist arrested over Facebook post

A journalist from Sunamganj is arrested in a case filed under Digital Security Act for allegedly posting a defamatory status on Facebook involving parliamentarian Mouazzam Hossain Ratan of Sunamganj-1 constituency.
5 May 2020, 07:12 AM

Ain O Salish Kendra, DUJ demand withdrawal of case against 2 editors

Rights group Ain O Salish Kendra and a faction of Dhaka Union of Journalists demand withdrawal of the case filed against four persons including editors of two online news portals under the controversial Digital Security Act after the media outlets ran reports on misappropriation of OMS rice in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila recently.
20 April 2020, 15:33 PM

bdnews24.com editor-in-chief, Jagonews24.com acting editor sued under digital security act

Editor-in-Chief of bdnews24.com Toufique Imrose Khalidi, Jagonews24.com acting editor Mohiuddin Sarker and two others have been sued under digital security act for running reports containing “misinformation” on misappropriation of OMS rice in Thakurgaon’s Baliadangi upazila recently.
19 April 2020, 13:10 PM

Journalist Kajol was sued in a 2nd case the same day he went missing

Three weeks after journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol went missing, his family on Tuesday came to know that a second case was filed against him under Digital Security Act on March 10, the same day he went missing.
1 April 2020, 14:18 PM

Journalist accused under Digital Security Act missing for three days

Journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, co-accused in a case alongside 31 others under the Digital Security Act, remained missing since Tuesday afternoon after he went out of his residence in the city.
12 March 2020, 13:40 PM

Manabzamin editor, 31 others sued under Digital Security Act

Manabzamin Editor-in-Chief Matiur Rahman Chowdhury and 31 others have been sued under the Digital Security Act on charge of “publishing false news and circulating it on social media”.
10 March 2020, 13:00 PM

Eminent citizens demand unconditional release of Shariat Boyati

Forty-four eminent citizens demand unconditional release of folk singer Shariat Boyati, who is now in jail in a case filed on charge of hurting religious sentiment under Digital Security Act.
1 March 2020, 14:50 PM

Why Shariat Boyati should not get bail, HC asks govt

Shariat was arrested on January 11 from Tangail’s Mirzapur in connection with the case filed by a local Imam under the digital security act claiming that a stage performance by the singer had hurt his religious sentiment.
12 February 2020, 08:33 AM

Nur now sued under Digital Security Act

Ducsu Vice President Nurul Haque Nur has been sued under the Digital Security Act.
28 December 2019, 12:10 PM