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(2) If any person commits any offence within Bangladesh under this Act
from outside of Bangladesh using any computer, computer system, or computer
network situated in Bangladesh, the provisions of this Act shall be applicable to
the person in such manner as if the whole process of the offence had been
committed in Bangladesh.
(3) If any person commits any offence beyond Bangladesh under this Act
from inside of Bangladesh, the provisions of this Act shall be applicable in such
manner as if the whole process of the offence had been committed in Bangladesh.
CHAPTER II
Digital Security Agency
5. Establishment of Agency, Office, etc.(1) For carrying out the purposes
of this Act, the Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, establish
an Agency to be called the Digital Security Agency consisting of 1 (one) Director
General and 2 (two) Directors.
(2) The head office of the Agency shall be in Dhaka, but the Government
may, if necessary, set up its branch offices at any place in the country outside of
Dhaka.
(3) The powers, responsibilities and functions of the Agency shall be
prescribed by rules.
6. Appointment of the Director General and the Directors, tenure, etc.
(1)
The Director General and the Directors shall be appointed by the Government
from among the persons specialist in computer or cyber security, and the terms
and conditions of their service shall be determined by the Government.
(2) The Director General and the Directors shall be full time employees of
the Agency and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and rules made
thereunder, perform such functions, exercise such powers and discharge such
duties as may be directed by the Government.
(3) If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Director General, or if the Director
General is unable to perform his duties on account of absence, illness or any
other cause, the senior most Director shall provisionally perform the duties of the
Director General until the newly appointed Director General assumes his office
or the Director General is able to resume the functions of his office.
7. Manpower of the Agency.
(1) The Agency shall have necessary
manpower according to the organizational framework approved by the Government.
(2) The Agency may, subject to such terms and conditions as may be
prescribed by rules, appoint such number of employees as may be necessary for
the efficient performance of its functions.