Digital Security Bill 2018
digital security act / Appeal & Denial
"Journalists who do not publish false news need not worry about the Digital Security Bill."
All in vain
The Digital Security Act faces an unprecedented protest and criticism.
What they think
Journalists will have to go through difficult times as the Digital Security Bill has turned into a law without addressing our grave concerns.
President approves Digital Security Act
President Abdul Hamid yesterday signed the Digital Security Bill into law amid widespread criticism that it curbs freedom of speech and expression and media freedom guaranteed by the constitution. President's Press Secretary Joynal Abedin confirmed this to The Daily Star yesterday afternoon.
Digital Security Bill sent to president
The much-debated Digital Security Bill 2018 was sent to the office of President Abdul Hamid yesterday for his assent, said sources at the Parliament Secretariat and the Bangabhaban.
Digital Security Bill: What can President do now?
All eyes are now on President Abdul Hamid as he will decide on the much debated Digital Security Bill. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday signed the Bill recently passed by parliament amid widespread criticism against some of its provisions that have been termed as a threat to freedom of speech and expression and the freedom of press as well.
‘Reconsider Digital Security Act’
A group of teachers and scholars of journalism and media studies call upon the government to reconsider the “draconian” Digital Security Act.
If voted, BNP ‘will scrap draconian digital law’
BNP will scrap Digital Security Act within a week if the party is voted to power, its Standing Committee member Moudud Ahmed says.
Digital Security Act / Legitimate media freedoms under threat: EU diplomats
Responding to the newly passed Digital Security Act-2018 in Bangladesh which has drawn serious concern over press freedom and the right to freedom of expression, European diplomats in Dhaka have said the law will suppress and criminalise legitimate media freedoms.
Why are we worried?
The Editors' Council yesterday at a meeting with the law minister and post telecommuni-cations and ICT minister expressed deep concern over some provisions in the digital security bill placed in parliament last week. Freedom of expression and independent journalism, they feared, will largely be affected if those provisions remain in the proposed legislation.
Digital Security Bill: No discussion with stake-holders
The parliamentary standing committee on the post, telecom and IT ministry will not sit with any stakeholders to review the proposed
Digital security bill placed in JS amid concern
The much-debated Digital Security Bill-2018 was placed in parliament last night.