He noted the ICT Act was passed during the BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami government in 2006 and added, “There were some means to curb freedom of speech in it. Now these have been made clear (in proposed Digital Security Act).”“There is no attempt to curb freedom of speech and this law has not done it,” he said. In response to the protests, Law Minister Anisul had said ‘confusions’ over the section would go away once the Digital Security Act was passed. On Tuesday, the law minister claimed the new law clarifies offences and their respective penalties. The law minister said they made the offences in the new law clear as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does not want innocent people to be harassed.

Source: bd News24 January 30, 2018 13:52 UTC