The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulative
Commission (BTRC) continues to observe what it describes as offensive blogs and
Facebook pages, based on allegations of spreading spiritual emotion.
“The offensive Facebook pages and blogs square
measure being pack up a day as per law,” BTRC Chairman Sunil Kanti Satyendra N.
Bose told bdnews24.com on weekday.
He same the closure was being done following
recommendations of the law implementing agencies and establishment of the
govt..
Asked regarding the amount of such closures within
the recent time, the medium regulative chief same, “It could be a continuous
method. New blogs and pages square measure reopened once they're closed.”
“We square measure keeping a watch on such pages and
taking action consequently,” he said.
The BTRC closed twelve blogs and Facebook pages,
together with ‘Sonar Bangla’ and ‘Basher Kella’, reportedly go by folks tied to
the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing over the previous couple of days.
Daily Amar Desh, go by Mahmudur Rahman, a former
consultant to BNP chair Khaleda Zia, on weekday revealed a report oral
communication readers were facing troubles in reading its on-line edition.
The report additionally alleged the web suppliers
were deliberately making those troubles following directives from the BTRC.
But Satyendra N. Bose refuted the allegations. “The
BTRC never does such things,” he same adding, “It could be a technical defect.”
Speaking to continue February twenty eight, data
Minister Hasanul Haq Inu alleged the daily Amar Desh, Daily Naya Diganta and
Daily Sangram had started ‘militant journalism’ following the Shahbagh
demonstration.
The BTRC fashioned a security response team on
January twenty five last year and launched a special drive to thwart cyber crimes
to make sure national security.
The team started tantalizing complaints and
suggestions on its email contact@csirt.gov.bd to thwart cyber crime, beginning
April twenty two.
The team investigates straight off when receiving
any grievance and takes relatiative action measure the importance of the
incident.
The government on could twenty nine, 2010 quickly
blocked access to Facebook following the arrest of a youth for uploading
sarcastic pictures of some leading politicians together with the Prime Minister
and therefore the Leader of Opposition.
one of the popular social networking website was, nevertheless, allowed viewing
later.
