Staff Correspondent 
The government is working to introduce a modern cyber law to ensure press freedom while preventing misinformation and abusive content on social media, Information and Broadcasting Minister Andalib Rahman Partha has said.
He made the remarks on Thursday (September 10) at an event organised to mark the founding anniversary of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU).
The minister said the proposed law was being formulated with a focus on preventing misinformation from creating unrest in society and ensuring that there is no interference with journalists’ freedom.
He said efforts were underway to formulate a timely law keeping these objectives in mind.
Partha also said the government was taking into consideration measures to ensure that the new law could not be misused in any way.
