The Bangladesh government has imposed bans on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social networks following protests that were triggered by the execution of two men accused of war crimes during the civil war of 1971 that led to Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan.
A Minister of Government Telecommunications said that the ban was put in place to protect the security. He said: "The government blocked Facebook and online messaging services WhatsApp and Viber indefinitely for security reasons,"
This is not the first time that the Government of Bangladesh has resorted to blocking social media sites .. in 2010 Facebook and YouTube were blocked after the controversial images were downloaded from these sites.
it is unclear at this time how long these bans will be in place Minister of Interior Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said. "the prohibition of different social networking platforms is temporary." Goes to say: ". The suspension will be lifted once the tense situation changes underway"
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Sources :. The information in this article is from the BBC News, The Daily Dot, The Dhaka Tribune and The Daily Mail.
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