An Analysis on Data Protection and Privacy Law in Bangladesh

Abstract

In the modern age data protection is a big issue. This paper contains with the idea of the right to privacy and data protection law in Bangladesh. It focuses on the current status of data privacy in Bangladesh and entails with the recommendation of necessity to further develop data protection. In respect of personal data privacy the reflection have also been made on the laws prevailing in Bangladesh and actually how inefficient they are compared to the reality prevailing in the country. Moreover, the paper goes to elaborate about personal data protection laws falling within the range of right to privacy in the context of the Constitution of The People’s Republic of Bangladesh. It focuses that Bangladesh need to enact personal data protection laws. This paper aims to critically access to the current framework and the practices of other state should be reflected and tends to prescribe a fresh privacy law keeping in mind the recent developments global.