প্রথম প্রকাশ: সমকাল তারিখ: ২১ মে ২০২৫, ০৭:০০ প্রতিবেদনের মূল লিংক: এখানে ক্লিক করুন সারা হোসেন, জ্যেষ্ঠ আইনজীবী, সুপ্রীম কোর্ট চলচ্চিত্র অভিনেত্রী নুসরাত ফারিয়ার জামিনের মধ্য দিয়ে আমরা একদিকে স্বস্তির নিঃশ্বাস ফেলতে পারি– তাঁকে অন্তত দিনের পর দিন জেল খাটতে হয়নি। এটি কি স্বস্তির, নাকি একটি অবিচারের নিদর্শন? সামাজিক যোগাযোগমাধ্যমের মন্তব্যগুলো থেকে বোঝা যায়, অধিকাংশ মানুষ দ্বিতীয়টিকেই সত্য বলে মনে করেন। এ ঘটনা আমাদের সামনে যে মৌলিক প্রশ্নগুলো তোলে,

Originally published in techpolicy.press on 12 March 2025. For main link of the article please click here. Author: Prithvi Iyer The promise of widespread internet access in South Asia, reaching nearly 80% of the population, is overshadowed by a growing threat to digital rights. Governments across the region have intensified control and surveillance, enacting approximately 35 tech policy regulations. Though often justified by national security and privacy concerns, these

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