Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said the Editors' Council that steps will be taken to place editors’ recommendations, regarding some sections of the proposed Digital Security Act, before a Parliamentary body meeting on April 22.
He came up with the remarks after a meeting with a delegation of Editors' Council at the secretariat.
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mostafa Jabbar and State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Junaid Ahmed Palak were present in the meeting.
The Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam led the delegation, reports UNB.
The minister also said he will propose to invite the editors to join the meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Posts.
Besides, they can submit the concern in a written statement after April 22 meeting before the standing committee fixing a date for meeting, he said.
The Act has been made to deter cybercrimes not to obstruct the freedom of press and speech, said the minister.
The Financial Express Editor A.H.M Moazzem Hossain, Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman, Jugantar acting Editor Saiful Islam, Bangladesh Pratidin Editor Nayeem Nizam, Daily Sangbad acting Editor Khandakar Moniruzzaman, New Age Editor Nurul Kabir, News Today Editor Reazuddin Ahmed, Naya Diganta Editor Alamgir Mohiuddin, Kaler Kantha Editor Emdadul Haque Milon, Banik Barta Editor Dewan Hanif Mahmud, Dhaka Tribune Editor Zafar Sobhan and Inquilab editor AMM Bahauddin.
Their concerns have been taken cordially and the council will present their suggestions before the parliamentary standing committee when they will be asked to attend the meeting, said Mahfuz Anam after the meeting.
"We also expect that the proposed Digital Security Act will deter cybercrimes," he said.
