Authorities must address concerns about the draft Data Protection Act

A look at “OHCHR Technical Note to the Government of Bangladesh on review of the Digital Security Act,” will make one wonder how punishments for the same offence can vary so much depending on the law an accused is charged under.

A law used only to punish critics has no place in democracy

Prothom Alo incident exposes a deeply upsetting approach to press freedom

We support the call of UN rights chief in this regard

"I don’t believe that we will get redress from the government in this matter. The only way out is a total reform of the state": Altaf Parvez, writer and researcher.

While the manner in which the DSA is being defended is nothing new, the timing bears significance

Adarsha owner Mahabub Rahman, activist Baki Billah, journalist Bithy Shoptorshi and artist Arup Rahee have spoken to The Daily Star Opinion.

The worst part in the academy's attempt to clear the air is the admission in its statement that it had not read the alleged offending book before deciding to exclude its publisher from the exhibition.

CGS research on DSA cases reveals an alarming picture of legal harassment

Our recently published study has found several alarming factors contributing to declining academic freedom in the universities of Bangladesh.

Milton shows how the erroneous use of censorship laws have hindered progress even in the quest for scientific truth.

DSA’s new curbs and OTT draft rules give the opening

Government decision to engage in expatriate diplomacy to tackle negative propaganda raises a lot of questions.

To obtain the full potentials of the law, we must go beyond such perfunctory rituals and focus more on strategies to go ahead.

It is a matter of great misfortune, as well as of disappointment and uncertainty, that democracy in Bangladesh is practically absent now.

The draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) strikes again, and most worryingly, in collusion with communal bigotry.

Can citizens be told that their rights are now available because the executive branch of the state is offering them as a gift?

Will the amended Press Council Act further restrain free press?

Nothing but their own voices reaches them