Government moves to block Facebook every midnight

Government has moved to block popular social networking site Facebook for six hours starting from every midnight (12:00 AM) “for the betterment of students and youths”.

The cabinet division has sent a proposal to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in this regard. In the proposal it is mentioned that it is “affecting the students” and “dimming the working capabilities of the youths”.

Shyam Sunder Sikder, secretary of the division, acknowledged the receipt of such a letter from the cabinet division on Monday morning.

The telecom division has asked BTRC’s opinion on this issue, he said.

“We have to assess whether it would hamper business communications.”

However, the final decision will be formulated only after the BTRC’s recommendation.

Source: dailysun