DSA in BD much better than other countries: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the Digital Security Act in Bangladesh is much simpler than the similar laws in other civilised countries, including the United States, reports UNB.
"Our law is simpler than in other countries," she told Voice of America Bangla Service in Washington on Monday.
She, however, said that since the DSA was being discussed so much, her government would look into and examine similar digital security laws in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, European countries and beyond to know how it was applied in those countries and what were the penalties.
"We are bringing forward the American law to see what is there. We will see that," she said hinting that Bangladesh will incorporate, if there is a harsher punishment than in Bangladesh's law and address, if any lacking is there.
The prime minister, now in the US, made the remarks when the VoA journalist wanted to know how Bangladesh would proceed regarding ammendments to the Digital Security Act.
She said if someone was creating social unrest or disrupting people's security or imparting militancy training or learning bomb making on line, then how it could be justified that no action could be taken against that person.
"The issue is that if someone, known as a journalist, tries to steal a file in one of my ministries, should that person be rewarded? If you do it in a civilized country, what action is taken against that person?" the PM said in countering the question.
Despite being caught red-handed the said journalist was made a hero and awarded, she wondered.