Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today (July 13) said Digital Security Act (DSA) will be amended by September this year.

He made the remark while talking to reporters regarding the meeting with a US delegation today.

The minister said, “We had talks about DSA. I have told them the same thing that I had told earlier. I have said them that the DSA would be amended within September. They clearly stated that they are impartial and that they want to see free, fair and neutral polls.”

US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu and US Ambassador in Bangladesh Peter Haas called on the law minister at his secretariat office this noon.

The law minister also said they discussed the law to nominate chief election commissioner and other election commissioners as per article 118 of the constitution.

BDST: 1852 HRS, JULY 13, 2023
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