Yes, thats the good news for about million Facebook users from Bangladesh. Facebook is now officially unblocked in Bangladesh from today(2010-06-05) 10PM. It was Blocked on 30th May, 2010.
Facebook was blocked from bangladesh since 30th May, 2010 due to distribution of anti-social content.
BDNews24.com Reported that
Mango Telecom Services managing director, Mir Masud Kabir told bdnews24.com that he received a phone call from chairman of the telecoms regulator retired Major General Zia Ahmed, asking him to withdraw the restrictions on the networking site.
Head of the international internet gateway said, “I received the instruction at 11:37pm and reopened the site a minute later.”
Though BDNews24.com reported it reopened from 11:38PM but we have seen it was accessable starting from 10:01PM via both Mango and BTCL.
Two days ago Govt. Official said they will be lifting the blockage as Facebook authority has responded and cleaning their site and removing that so called anti-social content.
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