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Bangladesh’s Cyber Security Act 2026: A Critical Analysis – Part: Two

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 editor No Comments

Quamrun Nahar Mahmud Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh Impacts on Human Rights and Press Freedom The Act’s scope for misuse alarms rights advocates. Key free-expression offenses (e.g. insulting religious sentiments, defamation) remain criminalized. As a result, the new law still “silences critical voices,” according to press freedom groups. Already, rights organizations have observed a divide…

Law & Local Governance

The Deprivation of Indigenous Peoples and the Imperfections of Bangladesh’s Judicial System

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 editor No Comments

Naima Onamika Commissioning Editor, The Oniket Bulletin The indigenous peoples of Bangladesh form an essential part of the country’s history, culture, and social diversity. More than fifty indigenous communities, including the Chakma, Marma, Tripura, Garo, Santal, and Mro, together represent a population of several million. Although these communities are spread across the Chittagong Hill Tracts,…

Law & Local Governance

Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up: Essential Reforms for Bangladesh’s Local Government Elections

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 editor No Comments

Jahid Hasan Freelance Journalist Bangladesh’s democratic renewal following the 13th parliamentary elections of February 2026 will remain incomplete until governance reaches its most immediate level, the union parishad, the pourashava, the upazila, and the city corporation. These are the institutions through which most citizens encounter the state in their daily lives, through roads, water, sanitation,…

Politics, Democracy & Citizen Rights