# Sustained censorship in BD (2026-03)

**Country:** 🇧🇩 Bangladesh (BD)
**Date:** 2026-03-09
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** confirmed

## Summary

OONI detected 9 days of elevated network interference averaging 57.7% anomaly rate.

## Metrics

- Confidence: 72%
- Measurements: 9
- Anomaly Rate: 57.7%

## Evidence

- **OONI** (measurement): OONI http_invalid_request_line: 6/10 measurements anomalous (60.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-03-29
  - Confidence: 74%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=BD&test_name=http_invalid_request_line&since=2026-03-29&until=2026-03-29&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI http_invalid_request_line: 5/8 measurements anomalous (62.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-03-28
  - Confidence: 75%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=BD&test_name=http_invalid_request_line&since=2026-03-28&until=2026-03-28&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI http_invalid_request_line: 5/9 measurements anomalous (55.6%)
  - Observed: 2026-03-27
  - Confidence: 72%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=BD&test_name=http_invalid_request_line&since=2026-03-27&until=2026-03-27&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI http_invalid_request_line: 4/8 measurements anomalous (50.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-03-24
  - Confidence: 70%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=BD&test_name=http_invalid_request_line&since=2026-03-24&until=2026-03-24&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI http_invalid_request_line: 6/8 measurements anomalous (75.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-03-23
  - Confidence: 80%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=BD&test_name=http_invalid_request_line&since=2026-03-23&until=2026-03-23&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI http_invalid_request_line: 4/6 measurements anomalous (66.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-03-22
  - Confidence: 77%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=BD&test_name=http_invalid_request_line&since=2026-03-22&until=2026-03-22&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI http_invalid_request_line: 1/2 measurements anomalous (50.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-03-15
  - Confidence: 70%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=BD&test_name=http_invalid_request_line&since=2026-03-15&until=2026-03-15&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI whatsapp: 1/2 measurements anomalous (50.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-03-10
  - Confidence: 70%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=BD&test_name=whatsapp&since=2026-03-10&until=2026-03-10&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI http_invalid_request_line: 1/2 measurements anomalous (50.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-03-09
  - Confidence: 70%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=BD&test_name=http_invalid_request_line&since=2026-03-09&until=2026-03-09&only=anomalies)

## What we cannot say

- **Who caused it** — measurement data alone does not attribute the interference to any government, ISP, or other actor.
- **Intent** — anomalous or unreachable measurements indicate interference, not a stated motive or a deliberate-vs-incidental determination.
- **Which networks** — no specific ASN/ISP is identified for this incident.
- **Sub-national scope** — measurement is aggregated at the country level; we cannot localize to a province, city, or network segment.
- **Independent corroboration** — this rests on a single source; treat it as a single-source signal, not a multi-source confirmation.

## Data Sources

ooni

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). Sustained censorship in BD (2026-03) [BD-2026-0210]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/BD-2026-0210

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-06-21*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: BD-2026-0210*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/BD-2026-0210*