The government has formulated the Digital Security Act 2018 to protect the members of Parliament from being humiliated, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said. “Various media reports often turn out to be humiliating for the MPs. So, this act has been formulated to prevent these [media reports],” he said on Tuesday. “I believe it will not be possible to stop you [journalists] even though this act aims at preventing reports against the MPs in the media,” the minister said. The cabinet approved the draft of Digital Security Act 2018 on Monday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 30, 2018 09:00 UTC