HC directs BTRC to remove Al Jazeera report from online platforms
The High Court today directed the BTRC to remove the content of Al Jazeera’s report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” from all online platforms.
The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Islam Mollah passed the order after disposing of a writ petition that sought a ban on the broadcast of Al Jazeera report.
WHAT BTRC CHAIRMAN SAID
Speaking on the issue, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Shyam Sunder Sikder said they had earlier approached YouTube authorities to remove the Al Jazeera report from the platform.
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to remove the content of Al Jazeeras report titled All the Prime Ministers Men from Facebook and Youtube. The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul
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Bangladesh orders Al Jazeera documentary be scrubbed from web
A screenshot from All The Prime Minister s Men, which details allegations that the country s security forces and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had links to a criminal gang.SCREENSHOT: YOUTUBE
PublishedFeb 18, 2021, 1:27 am SGT
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Exercising an extraordinary jurisdiction, the High Court yesterday directed the telecom regulator to immediately remove Al Jazeera report All the Prime Minister s Men from online platforms in order to prevent further worsening of the situation .
The court also ordered the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to contact Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter, if necessary, to remove the report.
The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah gave the directive after disposing of a writ petition filed over the issue.
However, the court observed, We find that the petitioner is not any person aggrieved and has no locus standi [right to bring an action or to appear in a court], since there has been no prescribed law that can guide respondent no-5 [BTRC] to ask any international social media to take down the co