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DHAKA, Nov 18, 2025 (BSS) - The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) has expressed grave concern that several digital or electronic platforms in the country have been spreading false statements made by fugitive and convicted individuals, warning that it would take necessary actions to stop such dissemination.
The NCSA in a statement on Monday night said that such dissemination has already disrupted national security and public order over the past week and continues to do so.
"It is observed that these digital or electronic media were circulating hate speech or ethnic incitement, which is creating violence, causing public anxiety about violence, and apparently spreading widespread disorder or criminal activities," it said.
The NCSA said that the International Crimes Tribunal has delivered its verdict against Sheikh Hasina in the case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July Mass Uprising.
"On November 17, 2025, she (Sheikh Hasina) was handed down the death penalty on two charges. The Tribunal, in its 453-page judgment, stated that the crimes committed by three accused-including Sheikh Hasina-were proven," the agency added.
In this context, the NCSA said that broadcasting the statements and remarks of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now a fugitive and has been sentenced to death by a Bangladesh court, is causing deterioration to the country's overall social harmony.
Such statements containing calls for violence are creating direct concern over the incitement of violence, and inciting disorder, arson terrorism, and other criminal activities in different parts of the country, the agency noted.
According to the Section 26 (1) of the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025, if any individual intentionally, knowingly, or under a false identity illegally accesses their own or another person's ID and publishes or disseminates anything in cyberspace that constitutes hate speech and creates violence or concern, or gives instructions for disorder or criminal activities, then such an act shall be considered a criminal offence.
According to the Section 26 (2) of the ordinance, if any person commits an offence under sub-section (1), then he/she shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding 2 (two) years, or with a fine not exceeding 10 (ten) lakh taka, or with both.
Therefore, the agency issued a warning against the concerned quarter saying that, in this circumstance, law-enforcement agencies may take necessary steps to remove or block the said statements or the data of the media outlets disseminating them-or relocate such data if necessary-through the Director General of the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) as per the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025.
Where applicable, they may also request the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to take necessary action.
