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Though not the CT-Cyber Crime Investigation but Cyber & Special Crime Division, DB, DMP arrested Director Anonno Mamun and actor Shaheen Mridha over content the police deemed offensive in the movie Nabab LLB. This was criticized by Nurul Alam Atique, noted filmmaker, as a threat to free speech and artistic freedom. [38] [39]
The Bangladesh Bank robbery, also known colloquially as the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist, [1] was a theft that took place in February 2016. Thirty-five fraudulent instructions were issued by security hackers via the SWIFT network to illegally transfer close to US$1 billion from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York account belonging to Bangladesh ...
The Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006 is an act passed by the Jatiya Sangsad in 2006 to encourage and regulate ICT services in Bangladesh. [1] [2] [3] Cybercrimes in Bangladesh are tried under the Information and Communication Technology Act. [4] The act was strengthened through an amendment in 2013. [5]
The Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-Gov CIRT; Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ই-গভর্নমেন্ট কম্পিউটার ইনসিডেন্ট রেসপন্স টিম) is the state-run agency of the government of Bangladesh responsible for maintaining cybersecurity in the country.
The act has been criticized by the United States as something that could be used to suppress free speech. [27] Bangladesh Nationalist Party has called for the act to be repealed. [28] 22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh, Syed Mahmud Hossain is a strong supporter of the act. In a verdict made on March 6, 2021, Hossain cautioned an accused of ...
The Police Bureau of Investigation was formed on 18 September 2012 to investigate "sensational" and difficult cases. [3] In November 2016 Bangladesh Police burned down shanties of Santals in Gaibandha and the PBI was tasked to identify the responsible police officers.
The law renamed Digital Security Agency to Cyber Security Agency. [8] Transparency International Bangladesh and Article 19 have been critical of the law and its impact on the citizens of Bangladesh. [9] During the Quota reforms protests, the law was used to filed cases against those posting negative posts about then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...
Bangladesh Police plan to raise such units across the country. [19] Currently, there are roughly 2,000 women officers in Bangladesh Police - less than two percent of the total force and one-third of whom are deployed in Dhaka. [17] Bangladesh Police plan to train and hire 3,000 women officers to bolster the SWPC.