Telecoms regulator will reopen YouTube broadcast in Bangladesh once the
'anti-Islam film' is removed, its stand-in chief Giasuddin Ahmed said on
Sunday.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said access to YouTube has been blocked in Bangladesh since Sept 17 as Google took no action to remove the controversial film, named 'Innocence of Muslims', insulting Islam and Prophet Mohammad (SM) even after the BTRC sent a letter to that effect.
Acting Chairman Ahmed said that Facebook had removed derogatory cartoons and posters of Prophet Mohammad on request from them.
He also urged everyone to stay away from spreading anti-religious posters, message and pictures.
The amateurish video 'Innocence of Muslim', directed by Sam Basil, known to be an anti-Islam activist, was released on June 23, 2012.
Outrage and violence spread all over the Muslim world after the video was released on the internet. The US Embassies in Libya and Egypt were attacked. Four US officials including the Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevenson were killed in a rocket attack.
Several Islamist organisations in Bangladesh also took to the street in protest against the film while setting the US flag on fire.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also expressed outrage over the release of the film on the internet.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) said access to YouTube has been blocked in Bangladesh since Sept 17 as Google took no action to remove the controversial film, named 'Innocence of Muslims', insulting Islam and Prophet Mohammad (SM) even after the BTRC sent a letter to that effect.
Acting Chairman Ahmed said that Facebook had removed derogatory cartoons and posters of Prophet Mohammad on request from them.
He also urged everyone to stay away from spreading anti-religious posters, message and pictures.
The amateurish video 'Innocence of Muslim', directed by Sam Basil, known to be an anti-Islam activist, was released on June 23, 2012.
Outrage and violence spread all over the Muslim world after the video was released on the internet. The US Embassies in Libya and Egypt were attacked. Four US officials including the Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevenson were killed in a rocket attack.
Several Islamist organisations in Bangladesh also took to the street in protest against the film while setting the US flag on fire.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also expressed outrage over the release of the film on the internet.
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