| dc.description.abstract | The way people interact with each other has changed a lot because of technology. This has
really changed how crimes are prosecuted in Bangladesh. We used to rely on things we could
see and touch and what people said but now we are looking more at digital information like
text messages phone call records things people say on social media and secret online logs. This
project takes a look at the rules and laws that decide if digital information can be used in court
in Bangladesh. For a time more than a hundred years we had a big problem with using
electronic information in court because of old laws from the time when Bangladesh was a
colony the Evidence Act from 1872 which did not say anything about information that is not
physical. This problem was finally fixed with the Evidence Amendment Act in 2022 which added
some new sections, 65A and 65B to make it clear how digital information can be used in court.
By looking at what the courts have said in cases in reports like the Dhaka Law Reports,
Bangladesh Law Reports, Criminal Law Reports and All India Reporter this study found a big
problem with the system: people are getting mixed up about what makes digital information
acceptable in court and what makes it reliable. The new laws from 2022 helped with the part
making it clear what digital information can be used in court but the system is still not good at
making sure the information is correct and has not been changed. There are problems like
software that only the people who made it can understand, fake videos and pictures made by
artificial intelligence police officers not following the right steps when they collect information
and information being stored in many different places online. All these things make it hard to
make sure everyone’s rights are protected. The project ends with some suggestions, for how to
make sure digital information's good and reliable while also making sure people who are
accused of crimes are treated fairly. | en_US |
