The Section-57 of the ICT Act was among several issues discussed during an inter-ministerial meeting on Sunday, Law Minister Anisul Huq told reporters at the Secretariat. "We will make an outline from the matters we discussed today, and bring it within the draft of the Digital Security Act, which we will discuss in our August meeting. That is when you'll be informed about our decision on Section-57," he said. Offences under Section-57 include electronic posts containing information that defame an individual or the state, and cause deterioration of law or hurt religious belief. Human rights activists and several journalists have been campaigning for its removal, saying it offered a scope of misuse by law-enforcing agencies.

Source: bd News24 July 09, 2017 10:18 UTC