The general secretary of the ruling party and a ranking cabinet minister asserted that “it was not a simple mistake but a criminal offence”. He argued that “in any advanced democratic country if such kind of child exploitation had happened, licence of the media would have been cancelled”.
Bangladesh justice system: While Poritosh’s sentencing raises concerns regarding the likely misapplication of the DSA, his treatment during detention has exposed the inhumane and brutal conditions that an accused may be subjected to under Bangladesh’s criminal justice system.
The amorphous concepts of “tarnish” and “image” provide a wide scope for subjective interpretation and abuse. The foreign ministry and MPs do not draw distinction between criticism of the government and the state. They give undue credence to detractors irrespective of the quality of content of the messages they convey. They also underestimate Bangladesh's people’s intelligence
There is a growing view that, instead of providing protection of personal data, the Data Protection Act will essentially be a handy tool for surveillance over the citizenry, further reinforcing the executive arm of the state, similar as the Digital Security Act (DSA).
Sumon Sheikh’s death in police custody has triggered a number of questions about the police’s role. One of the basic features of any detention facility should be ensuring that the detainees get no scope to inflict self-harm. How, then, was Sumon able to die by suicide in an environment that is under the full grip of the police?