File photo of newly appointed Information Minister Dr Hasan MahmudThe minister also answered questions about Digital Security ActInformation Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday thanked Dr Kamal Hossain for realizing the mistake that Oikyafront had made by incorporating Jamaat-e-Islami in the recent 11th parliamentary election. "I would like to thank Dr Kamal Hossain for realizing their political mistake," said the minister while talking to reporters at the Secretariat, reports UNB. Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said it was his party's mistake to nominate Jamaat-e-Islami men from Jatiya Oikyafront to participate in the recently ended national election. Dr Hasan Mahmud further said that the Jatiya Oikya front will make another mistake if their elected candidates do not take the oath to join the 11th parliament. Mentioning that criticism speeds up anyone's journey, the minister said: "However, blind and one-sided criticism is not useful.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 13, 2019 08:48 UTC