The Digital Security Act 2018 & Freedom of Expression

Abstract

Thus, today's freedom of speech is protected by Bangladesh's Constitution, which also protects freedom of thought and conscience and freedom of speech thought and conscience is guaranteed”. In addition, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948-‘‘Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and transmit ideas and information across all media and borders. But in 2018 the government of Bangladesh passed Digital security act 2018 which has been used to arrest over a thousand people as beacon of hope and open up scope for freedom of expression on the Digital place. Although our Constitutional right to freedom of expression is to use it however we see fit, this is not right. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how Bangladesh's digital security act violates freedom of speech and how it has been and could continue to be used to suppress and control certain groups' opinions. One person exchanges thoughts with another person through conversation, through the expression of this expression, a person presents all his needs, emotions, feelings, affections, loves in front of others. Bangladesh's digital security act has the potential to restrict and restrict freedom of expression. That is, our Constitution has given the highest importance to the freedom of speech and expression of the individual. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in the also recognizes the right to free speech "the right to hold opinions without interference. However, the individual's freedom of thought, conscience, and expression is protected by Bangladesh's Constitution.