Officials at the Cyber Tribunal in Dhaka say only about 30-35% of the Section 57 cases have some merit, the rest are simply dismissed by the court. At least 85% of the cases were filed under Section 57 of the ICT Act. Most cases filed under Section 57 accuse defendants of posting objectionable pictures and pornographic videos on social media. Most cases are dismissedMd Nazrul Islam Shamim, special public prosecutor of Cyber Tribunal, told the Dhaka Tribune that 65-70% of the cases filed under Section 57 cannot be proven at the court. She said that forensic test of murder cases and ICT cases are different.

Source: bd News24 September 22, 2017 08:03 UTC