The information that the Digital Security Act needs to know
Digital Security Act of 2018 has been passed in Bangladesh. On Wednesday, postal, telecommunication and information technology minister Mostafa Jabbar passed the bill for the passage of parliament in the vote.
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What is the Digital Security Act of Bangladesh?
* If any information published or disseminated through the digital media, the law enforcement agencies can request the telecommunication regulator BTRC to block or remove it if the country's solidarity, economic activity, security, defense, religious values or public disorder, or racial hatred and hatred. . In this case, police can be searched, seized and arrested without warranty or approval.
* The Official Secrets Act has been added to the Act. As a result, if any of the government, semi-government, autonomous or statutory organizations are holding, sending, or keeping very secret or confidential information, or if they break the law by helping someone, this law can be punished for maximum 14 years, 25 lakhs Money can be a fine or both bars.
* If any of the most secretive or confidential information-data from any government, semi-government, autonomous or statutory body is stored, transmitted or stored through a computer, digital device, digital network or any other electronic, then it will be treated as spying and 5 years May be fined or fined 10 million rupees.
* Under the law, if the propaganda or propagation of the liberation war or liberation war or father's name in the name of the father of the country can be punished by imprisonment for a maximum of 10 years or fine of one crore taka or both.
* There are provisions for felicitation of offensive, false, intimidatory information using digital media, disclosure of defamatory information, hurt in religious feelings, deteriorating law and order, hatred, disclosure or use of personal information without permission. In these cases, there may be three to seven seven years imprisonment, fine or both. For the second time such a crime could result in a 10-year sentence.
* Using fraudulent use of digital media, there can be no penalty of up to 5 years, fine up to 5 lakhs, or both.
* There are provisions for computer hacking in this law. In section 15 it has been said, computer, computer program. In the event of a computer system or computer network or device, access to digital systems or digital networks will be criminalized for such acts of digital terror, and therefore will be punished with imprisonment for a maximum of 14 years or more than one crore fine or both.
* A person may be sentenced to five years in prison for distorting or publishing, publishing, or distorting or capturing any personal images of intentional or unintentional images. Penalties and child pornography on the Internet can be punishable with seven years imprisonment or a fine of five lakh rupees or both.
* Using any electronic or digital media from any bank, insurance or financial services institution, without any legal authority, online transaction can result in a five-year jail term, a fine of five lakh rupees, or both.
* Any citizen of Bangladesh or any other citizen of the world who violates this law will be prosecuted in this law.
* The Digital Security Act will be tried by the Special Tribunal. The case must be settled within 180 working days of the formation of the complaint. It can be extended up to 90 working days if it is not possible.
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Since the law, the media and social media activists have expressed concern. They feared that many sections of the law could lead to harassment and misuse. But Minister Mustafa Jabbar has demanded in parliament, the issues which the press activists expressed concerns have been amended.
What is the Digital Security Act of Bangladesh?
* If any information published or disseminated through the digital media, the law enforcement agencies can request the telecommunication regulator BTRC to block or remove it if the country's solidarity, economic activity, security, defense, religious values or public disorder, or racial hatred and hatred. . In this case, police can be searched, seized and arrested without warranty or approval.
* The Official Secrets Act has been added to the Act. As a result, if any of the government, semi-government, autonomous or statutory organizations are holding, sending, or keeping very secret or confidential information, or if they break the law by helping someone, this law can be punished for maximum 14 years, 25 lakhs Money can be a fine or both bars.
* If any of the most secretive or confidential information-data from any government, semi-government, autonomous or statutory body is stored, transmitted or stored through a computer, digital device, digital network or any other electronic, then it will be treated as spying and 5 years May be fined or fined 10 million rupees.
* Under the law, if the propaganda or propagation of the liberation war or liberation war or father's name in the name of the father of the country can be punished by imprisonment for a maximum of 10 years or fine of one crore taka or both.
* There are provisions for felicitation of offensive, false, intimidatory information using digital media, disclosure of defamatory information, hurt in religious feelings, deteriorating law and order, hatred, disclosure or use of personal information without permission. In these cases, there may be three to seven seven years imprisonment, fine or both. For the second time such a crime could result in a 10-year sentence.
* Using fraudulent use of digital media, there can be no penalty of up to 5 years, fine up to 5 lakhs, or both.
* There are provisions for computer hacking in this law. In section 15 it has been said, computer, computer program. In the event of a computer system or computer network or device, access to digital systems or digital networks will be criminalized for such acts of digital terror, and therefore will be punished with imprisonment for a maximum of 14 years or more than one crore fine or both.
* A person may be sentenced to five years in prison for distorting or publishing, publishing, or distorting or capturing any personal images of intentional or unintentional images. Penalties and child pornography on the Internet can be punishable with seven years imprisonment or a fine of five lakh rupees or both.
* Using any electronic or digital media from any bank, insurance or financial services institution, without any legal authority, online transaction can result in a five-year jail term, a fine of five lakh rupees, or both.
* Any citizen of Bangladesh or any other citizen of the world who violates this law will be prosecuted in this law.
* The Digital Security Act will be tried by the Special Tribunal. The case must be settled within 180 working days of the formation of the complaint. It can be extended up to 90 working days if it is not possible.
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