Digital Security Act meant to combat social ills: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the new Digital Security Act is meant to combat the abuse of digital platforms in spreading radicalisation, terrorism and pornography that often leads to family problems. Hasina responded to an opening question from bdnews24.com’s Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi at a media briefing at Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday. Khalidi cited communal slur against Bangladesh cricketer Liton Das as an example to illustrate how social media networks are abused. “We have introduced the Digital Security Act to prevent such demeaning acts,” Hasina said. Following up on … Continue reading Digital Security Act meant to combat social ills: Hasina