DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commissioner (BTRC) on Wednesday kept the social media closed following the request of country’s top security authorities.

A BTRC official made this assertion following the shutting down popular social media sites including Facebook, Whatsapp, Messenger and Viber for more than one hour.

The internet service was also disconnected at that time.

BTRC issued an order to keep the social media closed following the verdict of Supreme Court on the review appeals BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid.

According to the official, the top security authorities ordered to shut down social media sites resulting overall internet connection in the country disrupted.

However, after a meeting with BTRC officials, the state minister for posts and telecommunications Tarana Halim said that the internet service will remain uninterrupted but the social sites will remain closed for a certain period of time due to security reasons.

But she did not mention any specific time for opening up the social media sites.

BDST: 1937 HRS, Nov 18, 2015
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