Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 04 Mar 2021 06:29 PM BdST
Updated: 04 Mar 2021 06:29 PM BdST
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud sees no reason to pay attention to the demand for the repeal of the Digital Security Act after the prison death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed detained under the same law. );
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“There are many citizens in Bangladesh. We don’t have to do something just because a small group wants us to,” Mahmud said while speaking to journalists at the ministry on Thursday.
Nagorik Somaj, a platform of different organisations led by Zafrullah Chowdhury, trustee of the Gonoshasthaya Kendra, staged a rally on Wednesday demanding that the act be repealed by Mar 26.
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 27 Feb 2021 10:27 PM BdST
Updated: 27 Feb 2021 11:10 PM BdST
Defending the Digital Security Act, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the law is necessary to protect everyone in the digital space. );
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Hasina responded to a journalist’s query on the criticism of the law at a press conference on Saturday amid protests over the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail after his arrest under the same law.
The prime minister held the press conference to speak about Bangladesh receiving the United Nations’ final recommendation for graduation from a least developed country to a developing one.