The Bangladesh police headquarters has reported that in the first five months of 2020, 403 cases were filed and 353 arrests were made under the Act.
Prominent cases • On 14 April 2020, Journalist Golam Sarwar Pintu, of Dainik Bangladesher Alo, was arrested under Digital Security Act. • On 17 April 2020, Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor of
Bdnews24.com, and Mohiuddin Sarker, editor of
Jagonews24.com, for publishing a report on the looting of relief materials in
Thakurgaon District. The case was filled by
Swechasebak League, the volunteer wing of
Bangladesh Awami League, leader Mominul Islam Bhasani. • On 29 April 2020, three journalists were sued in
Narsingdi District under the act after publishing news report on an auto rickshaw driver who died after a confrontation with members of
Bangladesh Police. The journalists worked for the local newspapers, Dainik Grameen Darpan and Narsingdi Pratidin. The case was filled by officer-in-charge of Ghorashal Police Station, Johirul Alam. • On 6 May 2020, 11 people were sued by the government of Bangladesh by Assistant Director, Abu Bakar Siddique, of unit 3 of
Rapid Action Battalion. Among them one cartoonist
Ahmed Kabir Kishore, and one writer, the older brother of
Xulhaz Mannan, Minhaj Mannan Emon,
Asif Mohiuddin,
Tasneem Khalil and
Zulkarnain Saer Khan.
Mushtaq Ahmed, one of the 11 accused, died in prison on 25 February 2021. He had been in detention since his arrest in May 2020. • On 6 May 2020, Sub-inspector Motaleb of Rupganj police station in
Narayanganj District filed a case against Momen Prodhan for sharing a picture mocking
Soto Monir,
Member of Parliament of
Tangail-2 for harvesting unripe rice plants. • On 8 May 2020, Journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, who had disappeared, was "found" and charged under this act by Bangladesh Police. ==Reception==