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Updated at 6:51 p.m. ET on 2021-02-17
A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday directed that an Al Jazeera documentary be removed from social media platforms in the country, telecom regulators said, a day after army chief Gen. Aziz Ahmed dismissed allegations made by the film against him and his brothers.
The chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission said requests for the removal had been forwarded to Facebook and YouTube.
“We have yet to get the High Court order to remove the Al Jazeera documentary from social media platforms, but we are not waiting for the written order to come,” BTRC head Shyam Sunder Sikder told BenarNews. “After being briefed by the lawyer representing us at the court, we have sent requests to the Facebook and YouTube authorities to remove the documentary.
Bangladesh HC Directs Regulator to Remove Al Jazeera Documentary From Digital Platforms
The documentary, titled All the Prime Minister s Men , claimed that the Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed had been aiding his brothers, who had been convicted of murder.
The high court was moved on February 8 seeking a ban on the documentary and removal of copies from all social media platforms. Photo: F2416/Wikimedia Commons CC BY SA 4.0. Photo: F2416/Wikimedia Commons CC BY SA 4.0
New Delhi: The Bangladesh high court on Wednesday directed the national telecom regulator to remove all online uploads of an Al Jazeera investigation which claimed that the Bangladesh Army chief General Aziz Ahmed had been aiding his brothers, who had been convicted of murder.
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