Referring to the misuse of the Digital Security Act, the Minister of Foreign Affairs AK Abdul Momen said efforts are being made to amend the act.
He made these remarks during a press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday regarding the minister's recent visit to the United States and meeting with that country's Foreign Minister Anthony Blinken.
The foreign minister stated: "A question about the Digital Security Act was raised in the meeting with the United States. We have stated that we believe this law has not been applied appropriately in any case. We are looking into them, and if this law has any flaws, we will address them. Their nations also have cyberspace regulations. All nations are susceptible.
Talking about freedom of speech with the US foreign minister, he said: "Some1,251 daily newspapers are published in my country. The United States is a big country, but there are 1,279 daily newspapers.””
He said: ““We don't need to teach freedom of speech. I said that DSA is not made to take away freedom of speech. This is done for two reasons. One is to prevent riots by creating communal violence and the other is to ensure that no individual is defamed by false propaganda for no reason.”
The foreign minister said: "All countries have such laws. But sometimes the application is becoming more in Bangladesh. We will fix that.”
