New amendment introduces penalties for digital manipulation and organised exam fraud
Bangladesh Approves Tougher Law Against Exam Result Hacking and Digital Fraud
Bangladesh has approved the draft Public Examinations (Offences) (Amendment) Act 2026, introducing legal measures against result hacking, digital manipulation and organised exam-related fraud.
Bangladesh has moved to strengthen legal protections around public examinations by introducing stricter penalties for result hacking, digital manipulation and technology-enabled examination fraud.
The cabinet approved the draft Public Examinations (Offences) (Amendment) Act 2026 during its tenth meeting held on Thursday (18 June) at the parliament complex under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Under the amended framework, unauthorised modification of public examination results or merit lists through hacking or digital intervention has been recognised as a new offence under the category of “digital manipulation”.
The proposed law includes a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment along with financial penalties for those found guilty.
It also introduces stronger legal measures against organised examination fraud, coordinated cheating networks and other forms of systematic misconduct.
According to the cabinet briefing, the original Public Examinations (Offences) Act of 1980 was enacted to prevent cheating, question leaks, forged certificates and irregularities. However, increasing dependence on digital systems and the rise of technology-driven offences created the need to update the legislation.
The amendment aims to improve transparency, accountability and security across public examination processes.
//DBTech/PR/EK//
