Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq said Section 57 of the ICT act will be scrapped. The law minister said at an award ceremony on Tuesday that a new digital security law was in the works. He said: “The new Digital Security Act will clarify what section 57 is supposed to represent. “The law ministry is working on vetting the new Digital Security Act draft. Numerous journalists and students and teachers have been imprisoned under Section 57 of the ICT act, which led to numerous civic leaders and journalists to speak out against it.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 02, 2017 17:26 UTC