Govt forms 17-member media committee to review Cyber Security (Amendment) Act draft

The government has formed a 17-member committee comprising editors, journalists and representatives of media organisations to review the draft of the Cyber Security (Amendment) Act, 2026 and provide opinions and recommendations.

The committee was formed by the Press Information Department of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting through an official notice issued yesterday (5 October).

According to the notice, the committee members have been asked to review the draft law and submit their necessary opinions and recommendations within seven days of receiving the letter.

The committee includes representatives from newspapers, television channels, online media, journalists' organisations and professional bodies.

The committee comprises Mahfuz Anam, editor of The Daily Star, and Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, editor of Daily Manab Zamin; Nurul Kabir, editor of The New Age; Dewan Hanif Mahmud, editor of Daily Bonik Barta; Maruf Kamal Khan, editor of Dainik Protidiner Bangladesh; and Shafiqul Alam, editor of Daily Waadaa.

The other members are Abdus Salam, chairman of Ekushey Television; Kamal Ahmed, former chairman of the Media Reform Commission; Kader Gani Chowdhury, managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS); Hasan Hafiz, president of the National Press Club; Shahidul Islam, president of the Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ); Elias Hossain, news editor of RTV; Mostofa Akmal, chief news editor of Independent Television and Abu Saleh Akon, president of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU); Doulot Akter Mala, president of the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF).

From the online media sector, the committee includes Shaheen Chowdhury, editor of abnews24bd.com and Sharifuzzaman Pintu, editor of Rajneete.com.