Cost-perspective Impacts of Cybercrime in Bangladesh : Application of Akim’s Model-2021 for Policy-Design Addressing the Problem

Today’s technology-driven human-society country-wise is important for economic-development where Bangladeshi-society is no exception. Tech-users here compete for comparative time-saving-options. It has resulted comparatively huge data-usage and high-number of users & devices. It has attracted criminals for taking advantages, which is known as cybercrime. Addressing the problem, Bangladesh is no out of control by laws. However, law like cybercrime-law is not always for absolutely eliminating the crime. Besides cybercrime-law in place, Bangladesh needs piecemeal approach in practice where approaches may vary from department to department. With awareness about risky online-behaviors & options, the tech-users as defenders are needed to invest own-efforts. It is known as Akim’s Model-2021 in literature. Thus the application of Akim’s Model-2021 on policy-design in Bangladesh can be impetus in meeting the challenges. Welfare analysis is used assessing eco,nomic-surplus, social-loss etc. of tech-users underpinning the model