Bangladesh Audio and Video Recording Laws

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Can You Record Phone Calls and Conversations in Bangladesh?

Bangladesh is a two-party consent state, this means you need to seek consent from all the participants in a conversation or phone call before recording.

According to Section 26 of the Digital Security Act 2018, it is illegal to collect, use, possess or provide identity information of another person without consent. Identity information, in this case, refers to any other information which singly or jointly can identify a person or a system.

In addition, Section 63 of the ICT Act of 2006 protects the confidentiality and privacy of personal information by stating that it is against the law to disclose to another person any correspondence, information or any other material without the consent of the person concerned.