Human rights organizations in various countries follow such methods, especially if the allegations are against members of law enforcement agencies. Families of victims of enforced disappearance have complained of harassment on such lists. The government did not file any cases against anyone else for creating unrest in the country or tarnishing the government’s image abroad […]
The European External Action Service, the diplomatic service of the European Union (EU), has expressed concern over the imprisonment of Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of rights organization Odhikar, and Director ASM Naseeruddin, on charges under the Information and Communications Technology Act, 2006. “The EU has followed the Odhikar case closely and has repeatedly raised with […]
Section 8 of the Digital Security Act says that if it appears to the law and order enforcers that any data or information published or disseminated in the digital media is prejudicial to the unity, financial activities, security, defence, religious values or public discipline of the country, disrupts or any part of it, or incites […]
Extremist blogger Safiur Rehman Farabi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of science writer and blogger Avijit Roy, was found guilty of charges under the ICT Act and sentenced to seven years in jail. Dhaka’s Cyber Tribunal judge AM Zulfiqar Hayat also imposed a fine of Tk 20,000 on Farabi on Monday, […]
Amendment of the information and communication technology act is passed in the national parliament yesterday. This law will be effective after president’s signature and gazette notification. This law was originally enacted in 2006. That law had provision of maximum ten years of imprisonment. But the newly amended law has provision of maximum fourteen years of […]
