After being blocked for 22 days in a row, the government finally opened Facebook in Bangladesh. Today, December 10, 2015, from 1:30 pm on Thursday, Facebook is being accessed directly on the Internet from Bangladesh. However, it is taking some time to regain Facebook access on all networks.
Bdnews24.com ReportingState Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim told a news briefing, “I have just received instructions from the government. I am opening Facebook for the people. ”
However, the state minister said that a decision will be taken later on several mobile apps that are closed in the country, such as Viber and WhatsApp.
As you may know, since November 16, a number of social networking apps, including Facebook, have been temporarily suspended due to security concerns. Is blocked. Direct access to these services is blocked by the country’s Internet service providers.
However, at this time many people have used all the blocked services including Facebook on mobile and computer through proxy service / VPN (alternative way). Many have used virtual private networking technology in Opera Mini, UC Browser, or Tor Browser for computers.
However, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim Said, Using Facebook in alternative ways is a violation of the law.
On Monday, November 30, the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of Bangladesh sent an email to Facebook about various abuses of the site. The next day, a return email was sent from Facebook regarding the letter to discuss with the Bangladesh government. Expresses interest Facebook authorities.
Earlier, as soon as the ‘signal / green signal’ was received by the law enforcement agencies, all the social media that were blocked in Bangladesh at that time including Facebook would be opened. Reported State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak. He said this at a function in Sylhet on Saturday 26 November.
In the same context, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in Parliament Said“It simply came to our notice then. They will be released only if the situation changes. ”
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