Bangladesh has taken a big step to protect its people online by introducing the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025. This law updates the country’s approach to digital threats, replacing the older and often criticized 2023 act. One of its most important changes is that it now includes crimes that involve artificial intelligence (AI). This makes Bangladesh the first South Asian country to legally address this issue, and it comes at a time when digital threats are growing quickly.
One of the most dangerous AI-related threats today is deepfakes. These are fake videos or audio recordings that seem completely real. They can be used to make it look like someone said or did something they never did. In other countries, such as the United States and Canada, deepfakes have already been used to mislead voters and damage reputations. Now, Bangladesh is facing a similar problem.
Recently, fake digital content targeting political leaders and well-known figures has been spreading online. These false clips spread faster than fact-checkers can respond. A few days ago, a government adviser warned that online attacks and misinformation are becoming more frequent as the country gets closer to another important election.
What makes this more worrying is how easy deepfake tools have become to access. In the past, only people with strong technical skills could create deepfakes. Today, almost anyone with internet access can do it. For example, a recent global investigation found that a Canadian hospital worker ran a large website full of deepfake video
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