Title: Cybercrime in the social media of Bangladesh: an analysis of existing legal frameworks

Authors: Kudrat-E-Khuda Babu; Md. Abu Bakar Siddik

Addresses: Department of Law, Daffodil International University, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh ' Department of Law, Comilla University, Comilla, Bangladesh

Abstract: Unprecedented and rapid expansion of ICT has meant it has become a common platform for prospective criminals intending to commit crimes in a non-traditional manner. These new-age crimes are popularly known as cybercrimes in the form of stalking, hacking, cyber obscenity, cyber theft, breach of confidentiality, etc. The rampant growth of IT has pushed the legislators of developing countries like Bangladesh into various challenges and difficulties in moulding new legal regimes to govern the virtual world from multiple types of cyber problems. Now cybercrime in social media is in a state of flux, which not only demands adequate tools to combat this but also requires terminological clarification of particular conduct as cybercrime or not. The paper attempts to depict several sorts of cybercrime in cyberspace, particularly in social media. It also examines existing regulations in light of current issues using data analysis of acquired samples from specific locations to anticipate clever minds of possible cybercriminals.

Keywords: Bangladesh; cybercrime; information technology; legal framework; online; social media.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESDF.2022.119998

International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 2022 Vol.14 No.1, pp.1 - 18

Received: 17 Aug 2020
Accepted: 26 Nov 2020
Published online: 04 Jan 2022 *

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