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		<lang class="3" colour="#000000" orgstyle="HEAD new 2" style="Headline1"  font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="23">BTRC asked to block AL websites </lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="FROM PAGE" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Bold" size="7">FROM PAGE 12
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Commission of Bangladesh has suspended the Awami League’s registration as a political party, the NCSA letter said.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Citing the Cyber Security Ordinance, 2025, the NCSA letter said that any digital or electronic content that may threaten national security, integrity, religious harmony, or public order can be ordered to be removed or blocked by law enforcement agencies.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">In this context, the agency has compiled a list of URLs and social media links connected to the AL and its front organisations, which must be urgently removed or blocked.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The letter concludes by emphasising the need for swift implementation, by global social media companies, in compliance with existing Bangladeshi laws and recent government notifications.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">A BTRC officials said the list of URLs and social media links had already been sent to the global social media platforms on Tuesday night.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9"> The Bangladesh government can only block websites. It cannot directly remove content or take action against pages or accounts on social media platforms like Facebook or YouTube. Like many other countries, Bangladesh regularly submits requests to tech giants Meta and Google.
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