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17. Ibid.
18. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, “ List of the ISP Licenses, ” http://
www.btrc.gov.bd/licensing/operators/isp/nationwide_isp.pdf.
19. Md Hasan, “ BTRC Moves to Discipline Internet, ” Daily Star, July 27, 2009, http://www
.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=98772 .
20. Rezwan, “ Bangladesh: YouTube and File Sharing Sites Blocked, ” March 8, 2009, http://
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/03/08/bangladesh-youtube-and-fi le-sharing-sites-blocked .
21. Ibid.
22. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is an independent commission
responsible for regulating all issues related to telecommunications in Bangladesh.
23. “ BTRC Cuts Bandwidth Charges, ” Daily Star , July 17, 2009, http://www.thedailystar.net/
newDesign/news-details.php?nid=97233 .
24. Ibid.
25. “ World Speedtest.net Results, ” Speedtest.net, http://www.speedtest.net .
26. “ Bangladesh Imposes YouTube Block, ” BBC News, March 29, 2010, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/
hi/7932659.stm .
27. “ YouTube and Some File Sharing Sites Blocked in Bangladesh, ” E-Bangladesh, March 8, 2009,
http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2009/03/08/youtube-and-some-file-sharing-sites-blocked-in
-bangladesh .
28. “ YouTube Blocked over Mutiny Tape, ” Daily Star , March 8, 2009, http://www.thedailystar
.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=15498 .
29. Reporters Without Borders, “ Access to Facebook Restored in Bangladesh, ” June 7, 2010,
http://en.rsf.org/bangladesh-facebook-access-restored-in-31-05-2010,37627.html .
30. “ Bangladesh Blocks Facebook over Mohammed Cartoons, ” Agence France-Presse, May 29, 2010,
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ju8Kku2aAuieZmu1g3uUvBOFpHNA .
31. “ Facebook Blocked, ” Daily Star , May 30, 2010, http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news
-details.php?nid=140613 .
32. Ibid.
33. Ibid.
34. “ Lift Ban on Facebook, ” Daily Star , May 31, 2010, http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/
news-details.php?nid=140815 .
35. Reporters Without Borders, “ Access to Facebook Restored in Bangladesh. ”
36. The Rapid Action Battalion is the anticrime and antiterrorism unit of Bangladesh Police.
37. “ Bangladesh ‘ Blocks Facebook ’ over Political Cartoons, ” BBC News, May 30, 2010, http://
www.bbc.co.uk/news/10192755 .
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17. Ibid.
18. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission, “ List of the ISP Licenses, ” http://
www.btrc.gov.bd/licensing/operators/isp/nationwide_isp.pdf.
19. Md Hasan, “ BTRC Moves to Discipline Internet, ” Daily Star, July 27, 2009, http://www
.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=98772 .
20. Rezwan, “ Bangladesh: YouTube and File Sharing Sites Blocked, ” March 8, 2009, http://
globalvoicesonline.org/2009/03/08/bangladesh-youtube-and-fi le-sharing-sites-blocked .
21. Ibid.
22. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission is an independent commission
responsible for regulating all issues related to telecommunications in Bangladesh.
23. “ BTRC Cuts Bandwidth Charges, ” Daily Star , July 17, 2009, http://www.thedailystar.net/
newDesign/news-details.php?nid=97233 .
24. Ibid.
25. “ World Speedtest.net Results, ” Speedtest.net, http://www.speedtest.net .
26. “ Bangladesh Imposes YouTube Block, ” BBC News, March 29, 2010, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/
hi/7932659.stm .
27. “ YouTube and Some File Sharing Sites Blocked in Bangladesh, ” E-Bangladesh, March 8, 2009,
http://www.e-bangladesh.org/2009/03/08/youtube-and-some-file-sharing-sites-blocked-in
-bangladesh .
28. “ YouTube Blocked over Mutiny Tape, ” Daily Star , March 8, 2009, http://www.thedailystar
.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=15498 .
29. Reporters Without Borders, “ Access to Facebook Restored in Bangladesh, ” June 7, 2010,
http://en.rsf.org/bangladesh-facebook-access-restored-in-31-05-2010,37627.html .
30. “ Bangladesh Blocks Facebook over Mohammed Cartoons, ” Agence France-Presse, May 29, 2010,
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ju8Kku2aAuieZmu1g3uUvBOFpHNA .
31. “ Facebook Blocked, ” Daily Star , May 30, 2010, http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news
-details.php?nid=140613 .
32. Ibid.
33. Ibid.
34. “ Lift Ban on Facebook, ” Daily Star , May 31, 2010, http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/
news-details.php?nid=140815 .
35. Reporters Without Borders, “ Access to Facebook Restored in Bangladesh. ”
36. The Rapid Action Battalion is the anticrime and antiterrorism unit of Bangladesh Police.
37. “ Bangladesh ‘ Blocks Facebook ’ over Political Cartoons, ” BBC News, May 30, 2010, http://
www.bbc.co.uk/news/10192755 .