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❦Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law
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The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
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Official legal text of the Bangladesh Constitution. Useful for tracing constitutional changes after the 1975 amendments.
Cyber Security Act, 2023
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Official legal text replacing the Digital Security Act, 2018.
Digital Security Act, 2018
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Official legal text of the DSA. Core primary source for speech regulation, state power, and cybercrime framing.
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BAKSAL: Formation and Collapse
In 1975, Bangladesh entered a decisive turning point: the transition toward BAKSAL, escalating political centralization, the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August, and the jail killings of 3 November. These events reshaped the state, party politics, and military-civil relations for decades.
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Fifteenth Amendment and Caretaker Abolition
Bangladesh’s Fifteenth Amendment in 2011 removed the constitutional caretaker-government arrangement that had structured several national elections after the 1990 transition. The change followed a Supreme Court judgment but became politically contentious as opposition parties argued that elections under party governments lacked neutrality.
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Cyber Security Act Replaces DSA
In 2023, Bangladesh enacted the Cyber Security Act replacing the Digital Security Act 2018. Critics and rights groups debated whether key coercive provisions were meaningfully reduced or largely retained under a new legal label.
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A Year of Protest, Control, and Contested Legitimacy
In 2018, Bangladesh saw a compressed sequence of youth-led protest, legislative tightening, and electoral confrontation. The Quota Reform Movement and Safe Road Movement showed how students could rapidly organize around fairness, accountability, and everyday governance. The Digital Security Act then sharpened anxiety over speech and state power, while the 11th Parliamentary Election at the end of the year deepened debate over participation, legitimacy, and the future of democratic competition.
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Digital Security Act Enacted
The Digital Security Act was enacted in October 2018 and quickly became central to debate about freedom of expression in Bangladesh. Critics argued that its vague provisions, broad police powers, and speech-related penalties could be used to intimidate journalists, silence dissent, and extend state control over digital space.