Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said the Digital Security Act is contradictory to the constitutional right of expressing views by the mass people and media workers.<\/p>\n
The organisation also urged the government to review some sections of the proposed Act and repeal Section 57 of ICT Act on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Mentioning Sections 8, 21, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32, 43 and 58, TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said the proposed Act should be reviewed for ensuring freedom of media workers.<\/p>\n
“The Digital Security Act is even contradictory to the ideology of Liberation War” he added.<\/p>\n
The Act will not only create insecurity but also violate the basic human rights of both the media workers and mass people, he feared.<\/p>\n
Section 57 has already created fear among social media users and mainstream media activists resulting in self-censorship, which is an obstacle of people’s right to express, he added.<\/p>\n
“Revealing information of different irregularities and corruptions will become impossible while such corruption will spread wider because of the act”, said the executive director.<\/p>\n
According to UNB, he also said: “Intellectual society, mass people and mass media as well as government have significant role to play in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.” adding that a proper environment must be ensured so that all people including mass media can play their role as a supporting strength for the government through practicing their right to express without feeling any insecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said the Digital Security Act is contradictory to the constitutional right of expressing views by […]<\/p>\n