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publish or broadcast anything in website or any electronic format which hurts
religious sentiment or values, with an intention to hurt or provoke the religious
values or sentiments, then such act of the person shall be an offence.
(2) If any person commits an offence under sub-section (1), he shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 (five) years, or with fine
not exceeding Taka 10 (ten) lac, or with both.
(3) If any person commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) for the
second time or repeatedly, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 10 (ten) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 20 (twenty) lac, or with
both.
29. Publication, transmission, etc. of defamatory information.
(1) If any
person publishes or transmits any defamatory information as described in section
499 of the Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860) in website or in any other electronic
format, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3
(three) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 5 (five) lac, or with both.
(2) If any person commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) for the
second time or repeatedly, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 5 (five) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 10 (ten) lac, or with
both.
30. Offence and punishment for e-transaction without legal authority.
(1) If any person
(a) without legal authority, makes e-transaction over electronic and
digital means from any bank, insurance or any other financial
institution or any organisation providing mobile money service; or
(b)
makes any e-transaction though the e-transaction is, from time to
time, declared illegal by the Government or Bangladesh Bank,
then such act of the person shall be an offence.
(2) If any person commits an offence under sub-section (1), he shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 (five) years, or with fine
not exceeding Taka 5 (five) lac, or with both.
(3) If any person commits the offence referred to in sub-section (1) for the
second time or repeatedly, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 7 (seven) years, or with fine not exceeding Taka 10 (ten) lac, or with
both.
Explanation.
For carrying out the purposes of this section, “e-transaction”
means to deposit or withdraw money into or from any bank, financial institution
or a specific account number through digital or electronic medium or to give
direction or order for withdrawal, or legally authorized money transaction and
transfer of money through any digital or electronic medium by a person for
transferring his fund.
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