Digital Security Act, 2018

Digital Security Act, 2018
Cyber Security Act
Jatiya Sangsad
  • Whereas it is expedient and necessary to make provisions for ensuring digital security and identification, prevention, suppression and trial of offences committed through digital device and for matters ancillary thereto
CitationAct No. 46 of 2018
Territorial extent Bangladesh
Enacted byJatiya Sangsad
Enacted8 October 2018
Assented to8 October 2018
Commenced8 October 2018
Repealed by
Cyber Security Act, 2023
Status: Repealed

The Digital Security Act, 2018, was a digital security law in Bangladesh. This act was passed with the aim of preventing the spread of racism, sectarianism, extremism, terrorist propaganda, and hatred against religious or ethnic minorities through social media, print media or any other electronic media. Any content over the Internet or any other media that was deemed pornographic or otherwise inappropriate by the government could be punished by fines or prison terms of various lengths.

The Diplomat expressed feared that the law could be used to suppress dissenters against the government, due to some of its provisions that are vague and ambiguous, open to interpretation or prone to abuse. This law has been used to sue and arrest journalists and activists. It has been described as a "Draconian" law.

The Digital Security Act was repealed in 2023 with the Cyber Security Act, 2023.

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