Time Digital Report: Law Minister Anisul Huq has said stakeholders' views will be taken into account before enacting the Cyber Security Act-2023.
The minister said this while talking to reporters at his secretariat office today, reports UNB.
Yesterday, the cabinet gave its final approval to the draft of the proposed law.
"Jatiya Sangsad has been called into session on September 3. The final approval of the cabinet was taken yesterday so that the proposed law can sent to parliament. Stakeholders will be called to the parliamentary standing committee meeting, and the matter will be discussed," said the minister.
He said trial of cases already filed under the Digital Security Act will continue and this has been mentioned in the proposed Cyber Security Act.
Anisul said the government is thinking of incorporating provisions for lesser punishments in the new law. "The thing is that Article 35 of the constitution clearly states that trial will be held under the law that was in force at the time of occurrence of a crime, and the punishment mentioned in that law will be meted out."
He said reducing the sentence should not be in conflict with the constitution.
About a letter from Nobel laureates regarding cases against Pof Muhammad Yunus, the law minister said, "I don't want to make any statement about Dr Yunus' case because it is pending trial. As far as I know about this case, the trial is being held at the Labour Court. He secured bail from the trial court."
Anisul said the judiciary of Bangladesh is independent.
