Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said the Digital Security Act is contradictory to the constitutional right of expressing views by the mass people and media workers.

The organisation also urged the government to review some sections of the proposed Act and repeal Section 57 of ICT Act on Wednesday.

Mentioning Sections 8, 21, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32, 43 and 58, TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said the proposed Act should be reviewed for ensuring freedom of media workers.

“The Digital Security Act is even contradictory to the ideology of Liberation War” he added.

The Act will not only create insecurity but also violate the basic human rights of both the media workers and mass people, he feared.

Section 57 has already created fear among social media users and mainstream media activists resulting in self-censorship, which is an obstacle of people’s right to express, he added.

“Revealing information of different irregularities and corruptions will become impossible while such corruption will spread wider because of the act”, said the executive director.

According to UNB, he also said: “Intellectual society, mass people and mass media as well as government have significant role to play in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.” adding that a proper environment must be ensured so that all people including mass media can play their role as a supporting strength for the government through practicing their right to express without feeling any insecurity.