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CCTV REFERENCE EVIDENCE
0.14 cameras / 1k
3,512 reported cameras in Dhaka. A low published figure does not establish low surveillance capacity; this is a documented-data point, not a negative finding.
Open CCTV sourceTHE EVIDENCE STACK
Seven records
Different claims
Every measure has its own source, date, and scope. The country profile keeps them distinct by design.
FACE / BIOMETRIC
No comparable public evidence located
Pilot evidence review · 2026-08
The review surfaced claims about planned or emerging AI camera projects but did not validate a public, accessible source adequate to assign an operational facial-recognition status. This is an evidence gap, not a negative finding.
AI USE SCOPE
Vehicle or licence-plate recognition
2026-04 · Medium confidence
State news reporting describes an AI traffic-enforcement system within a wider police digital-platform launch.
The source concerns traffic enforcement and does not establish public facial recognition or a national AI-surveillance programme.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · DMPPRIVATE-CAMERA LINK
No comparable public evidence located
Pilot evidence review · 2026-08
The review did not validate a comparable public source describing a camera registry, footage-request process, or direct access arrangement. The gap is reported explicitly.
SAFEGUARDS CONTEXT
7.9 / 100
WJP 2025 Factor 4.6: protection from arbitrary interference with privacy in practice. The score changed +1.8 points from 2024.
Open WJP sourceSUPPLIER / PROCUREMENT
Evidence gap retained
Not documented in this release
No attributed supplier, public body, and surveillance-relevant system chain was verified for this pilot record.
An evidence gap is not a finding that no supplier, contract, or public procurement exists.
No comparable public source located in this reviewINCIDENTS & REDRESS
Evidence gap
Review completed 2026-08 · Pilot evidence review
No incident record published in this pilot release
The first review did not locate a sufficiently accessible, surveillance-specific incident record that meets the Editorial & Evidence Protocol’s publication threshold.
The first-pass national-ID exposure candidate needs an accessible, attributable source beyond the initial summary before an incident record can be published.
No comparable public source located in this reviewOpen incidents & redressDATA INFRASTRUCTURE & JURISDICTION
Where data may sit, and what can govern it
These are separate contextual records. Data-centre capacity is not evidence of surveillance access; legal powers are not evidence of their use.
CONTEXT, NOT PROOF
Newer personal-data rules require further validation as implementation guidance develops; infrastructure sources do not link hosting to surveillance systems.
Medium confidenceGovernment-hosted service context
2026
The Bangladesh Computer Council’s National Data Center advertises cloud, VPS, hosting, colocation, and application-hosting services. No national facility count is used.
New localisation rule reported
2026
A public legal overview describes new rules for defined public restricted personal data and cross-border transfers; implementation details need continuing review.
Government cloud service context
2026
The National Data Center advertises government and non-government cloud services, but does not establish which public systems use them.
Statutory access powers reported
2023
Civil-society analysis describes Cyber Security Act and telecom disclosure/interception powers. The record is legal context, not evidence of a specific request.
SOURCE HISTORY
When the record changed.
The timeline preserves source vintages and review dates so changes can be examined rather than announced without a record.
- 2024
- 2025-06CCTV evidence source
Dhaka: 3,512 reported cameras; 0.14 per 1,000 people in the documented reference place.
Open source - 2025
- 2026-08Facial-recognition record
The review surfaced claims about planned or emerging AI camera projects but did not validate a public, accessible source adequate to assign an operational facial-recognition status. This is an evidence gap, not a negative finding.
No comparable public source located in this review - 2026-08Camera-integration record
The review did not validate a comparable public source describing a camera registry, footage-request process, or direct access arrangement. The gap is reported explicitly.
No comparable public source located in this review - 2026-04AI use-scope record
Vehicle or licence-plate recognition · Live public space · Enforcement support. State news reporting describes an AI traffic-enforcement system within a wider police digital-platform launch.
Open source - 2026-08Supplier / procurement record
No attributed supplier, public body, and surveillance-relevant system chain was verified for this pilot record.
No comparable public source located in this review - 2026Data-infrastructure context
The Bangladesh Computer Council’s National Data Center advertises cloud, VPS, hosting, colocation, and application-hosting services. No national facility count is used.
Open source - 2023Lawful-access context
Civil-society analysis describes Cyber Security Act and telecom disclosure/interception powers. The record is legal context, not evidence of a specific request.
Open source - Review completed 2026-08Incident / redress record
Evidence gap: The first review did not locate a sufficiently accessible, surveillance-specific incident record that meets the Editorial & Evidence Protocol’s publication threshold.
No comparable public source located in this review - 2026-08Layer evidence review
Record category: Major evidence gaps. This version preserves gaps rather than treating them as evidence of absence.
No comparable public source located in this review
REVIEWED PUBLIC UPDATES
Accepted additions and corrections.
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