Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said the government does not intend to silence people's voices or curtail their right to freedom of expression, reports BSS.
Responding to a question about the proposed Cyber Law, the minister said the draft would be finalised only after further scrutiny and review.
"While the law must uphold the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, it must also address offences such as character assassination and defamation committed through the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI). Our goal is to strike a balance between safeguarding freedom of speech and preventing crime. We do not want to rush the process in a way that would silence people's voices or curtail their right to free expression," the minister said while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme at a city hotel on Saturday.
Md Asaduzzaman
Responding to another question, he said the proposed Prevention and Remedy of Enforced Disappearance Act, 2026, and the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act, 2026, are in the final stages of preparation and will be placed before the next Cabinet meeting.
"We hope to place the bills in the next session of Parliament," he added.
Referring to a recent report on the proceedings of the Indian Parliament that said India would not allow Awami League President and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to engage in political activities from its soil, Asaduzzaman said India itself had understood the matter.
"The legal systems across the Indian subcontinent are broadly similar. India's Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure are largely comparable to ours, so they know what needs to be done," he said.
The minister said Bangladesh is taking the necessary legal steps on its part and that further legal action would be taken after due scrutiny and at the appropriate time.
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