Bangladesh: Facebook down as anti-Modi Islamist protests proceed

Facebook providers are down in Bangladesh as Islamists protest in opposition to the go to by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Four Hefazat-e-Islami members died on Friday because the Police cracked down on lawlessness within the streets.
“We’re aware that our services have been restricted in Bangladesh. We’re working to understand more and hope to have full access restored as soon as possible,” Facebook stated in a press release. Meanwhile, Hefazat-e-Islami protesters marched on the streets of Chittagong and Dhaka.
“Police opened fire on our peaceful supporters. We will not let the blood of our brothers go in vein,” the Islamist group’s organisational secretary Azizul Haque advised a rally. The Bangladesh authorities has determined to deploy border guards in mild of the violent protests.
“With the instructions of the home ministry and in aid of the civil administration, required number of BGB has been deployed in different districts of the country,” Lieutenant Colonel Fayzur Rahman advised AFP on Saturday.
Four members of the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam had been reportedly shot useless on Friday in police firing in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The police had opened fireplace to regulate Islamists protesting in opposition to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to the nation’s capital Dhaka. According to reviews, the police had retaliated when the protest turned violent.
Hefazat-e-Islami has a historical past of adopting hardline Islamist stance and accused of persecuting the Hindu minority in Bangladesh.