Bangladesh, July 30 -- Women and Children affairs, Social Welfare Minister Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain has said that freedom of speech does not mean saying whatever one pleases. He stated that the public will not accept the creation of social instability through derogatory remarks and provocative statements.

He made these remarks on Wednesday afternoon at a discussion meeting held at the Diploma Engineers Institution in the capital's Kakrail, marking the death anniversary of Shafiul Bari Babu, the former president of Swechchhasebak Dal.

The Social Welfare Minister stated that a certain group is attempting to pave the way for the rehabilitation of fascism by unnecessarily creating a volatile situation. He asserted that the BNP would respond t...