Previously, such piracy was Dhaka-based but now it has spread to other cities and towns. The main piracy hubs are in Comilla, Chittagong Bogra, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Mymensingh. Music piracy is destroying our audio industry. Many production houses were shut down in the last few years due to the loss they incurred to audio piracy. Pirated CDs are the only form of music piracy, other forms are music websites, CD compilation and singing other artistes' songs in concerts. The idea of piracy started with the era of compact discs(CDs) with the advent of CDs, people started copying them at home and on commercial basis. A brand CD is first converted into mp3 format and then 20 pirated copies can be produced in 2 minutes through a machine called CD tower. Flimsiness, low bit rates and substandard sound quality are some features of these CDs sold at low prices. These CDs do not contain the address of the company.

The government is not addressing this issue seriously and losing Tk 0.25 per brand CD. Imposing hundred percent tax on CDR(CD recordable) and embargo on importing CD tower are some of the steps that should be considered.

The highest punishment for piracy is a fine of Tk 5 lakh, which is not enough according to many. The situation has improved after raids by the joint forces but the role of the police is not active enough. When someone seize pirated CDs and hand them over to the police, most of the time the accused get the lot back by bribing and the CDs are back to the market. This is very frustrating. Piracy is slowly eating up the music industry. Singers and producers put their efforts in making a piece of music. Their intellectual rights should be protected. At the international level, artistes are paid royalty based on the sell of their albums. But in Bangladesh the major music companies retain total ownership of the album after giving one time payment to the artistes. So artistes hardly bother to protest in case of piracy.