Abstract:
The Digital Security Act of 2018 has put up several obstacles in the way of citizens' access to
information and their freedom of speech, especially for Bangladeshi journalists and other media
workers. As a result, there is currently a fear of being distinguished in investigative journalism. In this
situation, the study's goals are to investigate the Act's diverse consequences and to concentrate on
various avenues of protection from legal phobias. This article discussed several areas of such excellent
journalism while demonstrating the need for investigative journalism..The material for this article was
gathered using both primary and secondary sources and was analyzed using a qualitative methodology.
The study's findings have demonstrated that despite the Digital Security Act's stated goal of ensuring
information and communication security, there is a predominate worry of its unfavorable effects.
Given the study of expert viewpoints, it is not surprising that some legal provisions have put
investigative journalism at risk given their potential consequences.The majority of experts voiced
worries about the unfavorable effects the law does have, as evidenced by the data. It is also implied
that the state would eventually be responsible for these negative impacts, leading to the unfortunate
scenario where it is believed that the government failed to act quickly enough.
Keywords: Digital, Security, vigilante equity, bailable
