Bangladesh

Bangladesh interim government’s ‘right’ to uninterrupted internet access is a sham

Written by Samaya Anjum

24 January 2025

A year of elections and digital repression in South Asia: 2024 in focus

Written by Rezwan

2 January 2025

Reflections on youth-led movements against state repression in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Written by EngageMedia

21 November 2024

How online disinformation fuels religious, ethnic and sociopolitical tensions during Bangladesh’s regime change

Written by Guest Contributor

20 August 2024

Stories about Bangladesh

Freedom of assembly and freedom of expression curtailed as deadly student protests rock Bangladesh

Wanton violence and internet shutdown puts citizens in peril

Written by Shoeb A, Rezwan

25 July 2024

Bangladesh: Meta accuses ruling party and think tank of coordinated inauthentic behavior

Meta found links to individuals associated with the ruling party

Written by Shoeb A

11 July 2024

In the shadows of self-censorship: The impact of the Cyber Security Act on Bangladesh’s LGBTQ+ movement

Anonymity is a common practice amid fear of the CSA

Written by EngageMedia

4 January 2024

The government of Bangladesh quietly passed the new Cyber Security Act 2023

The new law is a rebranded version of its predecessor

Written by Rezwan

19 September 2023

Digital authoritarianism in Bangladesh: Weaponising a draconian law to silence dissent in the pandemic era

The Digital Security Act was used to punish dissenting voices

Written by EngageMedia

25 July 2022

Bangladesh media accused of bias by Russia on Ukraine war coverage

"How could you think we would accept your unjust invasion"

Written by Rezwan

19 March 2022

Concerted attacks against Bangladeshi activists on Facebook

"How could Facebook repeat the mistake?"

Written by Samaya Anjum

8 February 2022

2021 in retrospective: Authoritarian practices threatened journalists and restricted media freedom in South Asia

Press and internet freedom faced challenges in 2021

Written by Rezwan

16 December 2021

Bangladesh’s upcoming Data Protection Act may suppress, not protect, citizens rights

The law must uphold the fundamental rights of citizens

Written by Zara Rahman

23 October 2021

Israeli phone hacking firm stops sales to Belarus and Russia

Cellebrite's tools were allegedly used to spy on opposition activists

Written by Tanya Lokot

7 April 2021

Protests erupt in Bangladesh after writer charged under the Digital Security Act dies in prison

Ahmed was arrested for criticizing the government's pandemic response on social media

Written by Samaya Anjum

19 March 2021

In Bangladesh, criticism of government response to the COVID-19 pandemic is risky

Eleven people were charged with "spreading rumours and anti-government activities"

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Translated (en) by Rezwan

12 May 2020

After disappearing for 53 days, Bangladeshi journalist is found and sent to jail

"Kajol's disappearance is perhaps the price of his uncompromising journalism."

Written by Samaya Anjum

7 May 2020

For Rohingya refugees, ID systems have brought coercion, violence and denial of ethnic identity

In Bangladesh, 'Smart Cards' have become essential for refugees' survival.

Written by Shafiur Rahman

18 February 2020

Baul singer Shariat Sarkar arrested in Bangladesh for ‘insulting’ Islam

He challenged the claim that music is forbidden in Islam

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Translated (en) by Rezwan

20 January 2020

Bangladesh Regulator blocks engineering university web page containing reports of student abuse

Students were seeking a space to share stories of abuse

Written by Rezwan

10 October 2019

Netizen Report: Two years after fleeing military attacks in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees face mobile blackout in Bangladesh

Technology and human rights news from around the world.

Written by Netizen Report Team, Ellery Roberts Biddle

6 September 2019

Bangladesh cuts access to mobile phone services for the Rohingya

Government claims the ban will quell violence in refugee camps allegedly coordinated using cellphones

Written by Zara Rahman

4 September 2019

Netizen Report: Both Bangladesh and South Korea are waging a ‘war on porn’ — and paving the way for political censorship

South Korea and Bangladesh are blocking porn and "obscene" content, Venezuela is blocking YouTube, and Uzbekistan has finally stopped blocking Facebook and VK.

Written by Netizen Report Team

22 February 2019

Netizen Report: Bangladeshis see censorship on all sides as elections approach

Bangladesh is blocking websites, Sudanese telcos are blocking WhatsApp and Slack is kicking Iranians off the platform, even when they're not in Iran.

Written by Netizen Report Team

22 December 2018

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