Tag: Digital Security Act

Dhaka : European Union ambassadors in Bangladesh on Thursday expressed concern over the newly-enacted Digital Security Act in the country, which they fear could lead to a restriction of press freedom. In an unanimous vote last week, the Bangladesh Parliament approved the act, which kept the provision of life imprisonment for revealing state secrets and imposes prison terms for the distribution of anti-state propaganda. "We reiterate our concerns around several provisions of the Digital Security Act which unduly restrict the freedom of expression and the freedom of the media and undermine...