Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said that a letter has been sent to the Department of Posts and Telecommunications to block the links of 191 online news portals, reports UNB.
The minister said this in response to a tabled question of Jatiya Party MP Mujibul Haque.
Hasan Mahmud said that currently 346 online newspapers have been registered from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, including 162 online news portals, 169 online portals of daily newspapers and 15 online portals of TV channels.
