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Mass surveillance in Bangladesh takes place using sophisticated technological tools by the state and foreign technology companies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-08 |title=Bangladesh: Online Surveillance, Control {{!}} Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/08/bangladesh-online-surveillance-control |access-date=2024-03-28 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Talukder |first=Md Saimum Reza |date=2024-02-04 |title=Communication surveillance versus right to privacy: Where do our laws stand? |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/communication-surveillance-versus-right-privacy-where-do-our-laws-stand-3535416 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Report about govt purchase of Israeli spy technology rocks Bangladesh |url=https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/bengali/surveillance-01142023175608.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Benar News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Unit |first=Al Jazeera Investigative |title=Bangladesh bought spyware from Israeli surveillance company |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/2/bangladesh-bought-surveillance-equipment-from-israeli-company |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh bought mass spying equipment from Israeli company |url=https://www.ajiunit.com/article/bangladesh-bought-mass-spying-equipment-from-israeli-company/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Al Jazeera Investigative Unit |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh bought Cellebrite phone-hacking tools from Israel, documents show |url=https://www.ajiunit.com/article/bangladesh-cellebrite-phone-hacking-tools-israel/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Al Jazeera Investigative Unit |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DocumentCloud |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20467783-36-picsix-mass-surveillance-equipment-contract |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.documentcloud.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hirten |first=Yarno Ritzen,Kevin |title=Notorious Bangladesh police unit received spy training in the UK |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/7/notorious-bangladesh-police-unit-received-spy-training-in-uk |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Preetha |first=Sushmita S. |date=2021-11-02 |title=When the state wants to make criminals out of journalists |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/the-sound-and-the-fury/news/when-the-state-wants-make-criminals-out-journalists-2211536 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=Staff |date=2023-11-28 |title=Draft Data Protection Act: Cabinet okays it giving free rein to law enforcers |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/draft-data-protection-act-cabinet-okays-it-giving-free-rein-law-enforcers-3480656 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amin |first=Aasha Mehreen |date=2023-10-19 |title=A shiny new surveillance system is the last thing we need |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/shiny-new-surveillance-system-the-last-thing-we-need-3447436 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DocumentCloud |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20467783-36-picsix-mass-surveillance-equipment-contract |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.documentcloud.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hirten |first=Yarno Ritzen,Kevin |title=Notorious Bangladesh police unit received spy training in the UK |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/7/notorious-bangladesh-police-unit-received-spy-training-in-uk |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Marczak |first=Bill |last2=Scott-Railton |first2=John |last3=Senft |first3=Adam |last4=Poetranto |first4=Irene |last5=McKune |first5=Sarah |date=2015-10-15 |title=Pay No Attention to the Server Behind the Proxy: Mapping FinFisher’s Continuing Proliferation |url=https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/1807/97784 |language=en-ca}}</ref>
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In 2020, [[Human Rights Watch|HRW]] reported that [[Government of Bangladesh|Bangladesh government]] was using blocking websites or conduct surveillance on internet traffic without legal framework to protect privacy, expression and access to information.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-08 |title=Bangladesh: Online Surveillance, Control {{!}} Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/08/bangladesh-online-surveillance-control |access-date=2024-04-28 |language=en}}</ref>
== Surveillance projects ==
=== Surveillance mega plan ===
On October 2017, plans were announced to bring Dhaka city under surveillance with installation of 50,000 cameras, sensors, as well as usage of computer vision technology at a cost of Tk. 5000 crore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Mohammad Jamil |date=2017-10-07 |title=Mega plan for surveillance |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/mega-plan-surveillance-1472680 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> The plan was dubbed ''surveillance mega plan''.
== Forced software installation ==
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Bijoy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-20 |title=So much for Digital Bangladesh! |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/editorial/news/so-much-digital-bangladesh-3226216 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
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