Dhaka: The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Thursday directed all International Internet Gateways (IIG) to shut down another 1279 pornographic websites.

‘IIG already has started shutting down various kinds of porn sites following the order of the BTRC,’ said Emdadul Haque, general secretary of Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB), reports the UNB. 

He also said ‘We welcome the government initiative to keep internet safe through shutting down porn sites. This will help to keep internet service safe.’

This is the regulatory body’s third move within two weeks as it ordered the International Internet Gateway (IIG) on Feb 6 to shut 244 porn sites and on Feb 8 to close 1300 others.

Earlier in November 2016, the High Court directed the government to take initiative to block pornography websites and following the order, BTRC had blocked about five hundred such sites at that time.