Bangladesh: Data Protection Authority Governane Regulation in Data Protection Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
16 Jul 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Bangladesh
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Released Draft Data Protection Act 2022 establishing data protection authority
On 16 July 2022, the Bangladesh Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) released a draft Data Protection Act (2022). In particular, the draft would allow for the creation of a Data Protection Office under the oversight of the Di…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
drafting
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament