Presentation on

Legal Responses on Cyber Crime Committed against

Girls in Bangladesh
Submitted to- Quazi MH Supan
Submitted by- Group:1

Introduction
Cyber Crime is widely concerning matter in the modern world. With, the rapid
growth of technology, this crime is increasing day by day. Some definite type of
cyber crimes are committing against girls in cyber space like the real space crime.
This works as an additional pressure on womens to hinder their development in
the society. Nowadays it is a very common occurrence in our country. As it is
considered as a curse, so to cure it, we should make proper law to implement it.

Definition of cyber crime

Cyber crime can simply be defined as an unlawful act where in the computer is either
a tool or a target or both. But there remains some lacking in this definition as all
unlawful act using only computer can not be treated as crime. So, more specifically it
can be defined as any unlawful act committing by using computer system and
telecommunication technology can be treated as cyber crime.
Cyber crime can affect the whole world as it has no virtual boundaries and this
limitless situation influences many criminal minds to disturb and harass people,
specially girls.

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Most of the time this kind of crime is committed by the use of internet and mobile
phones to stalk, abuse, intimidate and humiliate the girls. Comparatively, this
happens with the teenage girls who do not have much knowledge of using
internet. Women of Bangladesh mostly face morphing, cyber stalking and cyber
pornography, such as, forced porn or revenge porn. Mostly, this happens to
destroy one girls personal reputation and creates a fear of her physical and mental
security.

Reason behind this crime

There is a proverb that little learning is a dangerous thing. The reason behind the cyber crime is
common with this, as the people of our country without having the complete knowledge of internet
start to use it as the western people. Most of the time people do not even read the policy term of any
site before opening an account in a website. Additionally, they give their password and personal
information to other people, which lead to the future victimization. Mostly the girls of our country
become sufferers or victim of cyber crime in facebook by cyber stalking. Because of the lack of
knowledge they dont even understand it. Furthermore, they receive emails from unknown persons,
massages and other disturbing contents which cause a temporary mental pressure. Sometimes this can
lead a person to serious physical or mental harm. One of the most important reason is the avoidance of
legal proceeding. Most of the time girls and their family member avoid to report this because of the
fear of future victimization. Which also accelerate the growth of cyber crime in our society.

Recent case example

Romana Huq was a teenage girl who enjoyed using Facebook. After she rejected the amorous
advances from an obsessive boy in her high school, she was continuously bombarded with
abusive and threatening messages from an unknown Facebook account. Although she was
certain that it was the same obsessive boy she had rejected before, she could not gather up the
courage to inform her family as her family despised the idea of using the cyber space for
socializing. After enduring several weeks of distress, Romana decided to put an end to her
uneasy state of life by committing suicide. According to a Cyber Crime Research Bureau in
Bangladesh, ninety five percent of such similar cyber crimes are committed towards women
by a close person just as it had been done with Romana.

Legal Responses
In Bangladesh the law relating to cyber crime is deal by the ICT Act 2006 & the Pornography Control
Act, 2012. The Pornography control Act has provided some specific relief of this crime under section 8.
Section 8 sun-section (1) has provided that whoever produce or enter into any contract by collecting the
participant to produce, or force any men, women or children to enter into, or induce any men, women
or children for producing pornography with or without the knowledge of such men, women or children,
will be treated as the offender under this Act and he will be liable for rigorous imprisonment which may
extend to 7 years and shall be liable for fine of tk. 2 lac.
Sub-section (2) has provided that whoever impairs social or individual dignity of a person by
threatening for money or any other advantage by collecting any pornography of a person with or
without the knowledge of that person or emotionally persecutes of any person shall be liable for
rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years and shall be liable for fine of taka 2 lac.

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Sub-section (3) has provided that whoever supplies any pornography by internet or website,
mobile or any other electronic device shall be liable for rigorous imprisonment for a term which
may extend to 5 years and shall be liable for fine of taka 2 lac.
Sub-section (4) of the said section has provided that whoever creates Public nuisance by
showing of pornography shall be liable for rigorous imprisonment for a term which may
extend to 2 years and shall be liable for fine of taka 1 lac.
Sub-section (5) of the said section has provided that whoever sale, hire, distribution,
supply, publicly showing of

pornography or in any manner that may

constitutes a crime under this Act shall be liable for rigorous imprisonment for a term
which may extend to 2 years and shall be liable for fine of taka 1 lac.

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Sub-section (6) of the said section has provided that whoever Produce, distribute, print
and publishing child pornography or sell, supply or display or advertising child
pornography, he shall be deemed to have committed an offense and shall be liable for
rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years and shall be liable for
fine of taka 5 lac.
Sub-section (7) of the said section has provided that any offence committed under this
Act or in connection with the offence if any person directly or helps to commit such
offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for each one.
Section 10 of the said Act has provided that the offences under this Act shall be
cognizable and non- bailable.

Problems Relating to Cyber Law:

Cyber space is open to all over the world and it is urgently necessary to enact an one single
Act to put restriction on the use of cyber space and providing prohibition of all kinds of
cyber crime. But in Bangladesh cyber law has not yet been developed as it required.
Some of the cyber crime has not yet been properly defined in the ICT Act, 2006 as for
example- spamming. Furthermore there is no provision relating to the rights of the domain
owner in the Intellectual Property Rights.
Section 80 of the ICT Act, 2006 has provided that a police officer not bellow the rank of
sub-inspector shall investigate any offences under this Act. But it would be more effective
if it contain a provision stating that the inspector of police should have a complete course
on ICT.

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In both of this Act, there is no clear indication about how to identify and trace the
real culprit by using modern technology. That is why there is a possibility that the
offender may release without getting punishment and the victim faces more
victimization.
The punishment provided under the Pornography control Act, 2012, is somewhere
inconsistent with the crime which has committed. Because the situation of the
victim is more sever then the punishment which provided to the culprit.

Possible Solutions
Constitutional protection:
Constitutional protection is the higher protection in Bangladesh. If some provision relating to cyber
crime includes in the constitution, it will ensure the higher protection to the internet user.
Provide training and mechanism to police:
As already mentioned, police lacks the proper internet knowledge. To make the law enforcement
agencies more powerful to deal with such crime proper training and mechanism should be provided
to the police. Furthermore police should also have to know the laws to implement it accurately.

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Education:
Education related to the internet using should be start form the secondary school as compulsory. Most
importantly girls should

provide exclusive training on the different types of cyber crime and the

available laws relating to deal with their crime. Furthermore encourage girls to complete their higher
education on technical sector relating to computer and cyber space.

Social awareness:
Most of the time common people become victim of cyber threats and suffer seriously. Most of the time
victim of cyber crime faced more humiliation that the offender of the crime. Additionally, sometimes
offender does not get caught. So, the governmental should create awareness among the man people all
over the country through different media.

Conclusion
Now days life without internet is unimaginable. Our country is
heading towards

the digital Bangladesh and government is

inversing in technological field to achieve this aim. But because

of the lack in law and legal system, the progress in this matter
can be hinder. So, Cyber security should get more priority now
and to stop cyber crime against girls more effective step should
be taken. Along with this people of society should show their
more preventive nature against the cyber crime.