The human rights group slammed the government in a statement on the second anniversary of the inception of the Digital Security Act on Thursday. Nearly 2,000 cases have been filed under the Act since its enactment in 2018, Amnesty said, citing data from the Bangladeshi government’s Cyber Crime Tribunal. “Since its inception, the Digital Security Act has been wielded as a weapon to silence critics and suppress dissent. The Bangladeshi authorities have exploited the law’s vague and broad provisions to escalate attacks on independent journalism and media freedom,” said Zakaria. Kajol was found near the Bangladesh-India border town Benapole 53 days later and is currently in pre-trial detention facing two other cases under the Digital Security Act.

Source: bd News24 October 08, 2020 16:41 UTC