Fake Facebook ID, Blackmail or Photos Leaked? How to Complain About Cyber Harassment in Bangladesh

In this guide: Step 1: preserve the evidence properly · Step 2: report to the platform · Step 3: complain to the police · What the law says · If you are being blackmailed · If you are the one accused

The short answer

Do not pay, do not delete anything, and do not confront the person. Save the evidence, report the account to the platform, and complain to the police. Women and girls can contact Police Cyber Support for Women (PCSW); anyone can go to the local police station, the CID Cyber Police Centre or the DMP Cyber Crime Investigation Division. Sexual harassment, blackmail and sharing intimate images online are criminal offences under the Cyber Protection Act 2026 and the Pornography Control Act 2012.

Step 1: preserve the evidence properly

• Screenshots with the date and time visible, of the profile, posts, messages and comments.
• The profile link (URL) of the fake or abusive account, not just its name. Names change; links can be traced.
• Screen recordings scrolling through the chat. They are harder to dispute than single screenshots.
• Any phone, bKash or Nagad numbers, or email addresses, the person used.
• Save copies on a second device or in cloud storage before you block or report.

Step 2: report to the platform

Use the platform’s own reporting tools for impersonation, harassment or intimate images shared without consent. For impersonation, the platform will usually ask you to verify your identity. Reporting removes content; it does not punish the offender, so do it alongside a police complaint, not instead of one.

Step 3: complain to the police

• PCSW (Police Cyber Support for Women). A Police Headquarters unit staffed by women officers, for women and girls. Hotline 01320000888, email cybersupport.women@police.gov.bd, or its official Facebook page. Complaints are handled confidentially, and many are resolved by identifying and warning or arresting the offender.
• The local police station. File a GD, or a case where an offence is made out.
• CID Cyber Police Centre and the DMP Cyber Crime Investigation Division. For technical investigation, including hacked accounts.
• 999 if there is an immediate threat to safety.

If the police do not register a case, you can petition the Cyber Tribunal directly. Our guide on GD, FIR and complaint cases explains the difference.

What the law says

• The Cyber Protection Act 2026 makes sexual harassment, sextortion, revenge pornography and the publishing of intimate or sexual content online offences, with heavier punishment where the victim is a woman or a child. Using artificial intelligence to commit an offence is expressly covered.
• Illegal access to someone’s account or device (hacking) and online fraud using a false identity are separate offences under the same Act.
• Under section 8 of the Pornography Control Act 2012, using sexual images to harm someone’s dignity or to blackmail them, or spreading them online or by phone, carries up to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to Tk 2 lakh.
• Under the Act as it now stands, only the person affected, or someone acting for them, can complain about harassment-type offences. That keeps the decision in the victim’s hands.

A June 2026 amendment only removed the online gambling offence and changed nothing for harassment victims, and a further draft amendment published in September 2026 is not yet law. See our legal update on the Cyber Security Act for what has and has not changed.

If you are being blackmailed

Paying almost never ends it. It proves you will pay again. Stop replying, keep the evidence, and contact PCSW or the police the same day. If you are under 18, tell a parent or an adult you trust. The law treats offences against children far more seriously, and you are not in trouble for being a victim.

If you are the one accused

Cyber complaints are also misused in personal and business disputes. If a case has been filed against you, do not delete your posts or accounts without advice, because that can look like destroying evidence. See our guide to false cases and take advice on bail before responding to the police.