We have many telephonic conversations every day and use the telephone these days for various purposes in various ways, yet we are not aware if there are legal requirements related to the use of the telephone, which is alsoregulated by law.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Act, 2001 provides necessary guidelines regarding the use of radio or telecommunication services. It covers areas related to false, obscene, indecent messages, causing annoyance, eavesdropping on conversations, damaging telecommunication or radio apparatus and obstructing telecommunication or radio operation. All are considered as an offence under this act.
If you feel that you have been subjected to any of the offences mentioned above, you can go to the nearest police station and lodge a general diary (GD) providing necessary details of the incident and information about the suspected offenders.
In serious situations, you can file a first information report (FIR) with the police station providing the same information. However, lodging an FIR means the formal initiation of a criminal proceeding.
