The government made the Cyber Security Act (CSA) by changing the Digital Security Act (DSA). The US monitoring group has asked Law Minister Anisul Haque about any changes in this law.
The minister told reporters after a meeting with the US observation team at the secretariat on Wednesday (October 11).
Anisul Haque said, ‘The representative team has discussed about the changes in Cyber Security Act instead of the Digital Security Act. Free, fair and impartial elections were also discussed. I told them that Sheikh Hasina’s government is committed to the people of Bangladesh to conduct free, fair and peaceful elections. Elections will be free, fair and peaceful. In order to maintain the independence of the Election Commission to conduct free, fair and peaceful elections, this government has enacted a law to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioner, which has not existed in this subcontinent for 50 years.’
He said, ‘The Election Commission wanted some changes in the law to make the elections free and fair. That change has been made. I have said that immediately after the announcement of the election schedule, the offices, courts and departments related to the election will come under the control of the Election Commission. If you see these three things, you can understand that Sheikh Hasina’s government wants Bangladesh to hold free, fair and peaceful elections.
The law minister said, ‘Their (US delegation) main point was where is the difference between the Digital Security Act and the Cyber Security Act? I made that difference very clear to them. They did not give me any advice about the election, they wanted to know. Asked about Cyber Security Act and Judiciary. I have outlined the entire history of the Judiciary. He wanted to know about the huge number of pending cases; I clarified the matter what he did in this regard.’