Bangladesh halts 'corrupting' night mobile calls

Iria · Jan 16, 2006, 08:31 PM

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has told phone companies to stop free late-night mobile phone calls, arguing that they corrupt its youth -- making them speak vulgarly, hitting studies and promoting chit-chat between boyfriends and girlfriends.

In the mainly Muslim and deeply conservative country, where dating is discouraged, parents complained to the telecoms regulator, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC), that the free night calls were changing their children's behavior.

"The commission has taken the decision following a flurry of complaints by parents against such free late-night facilities," a commission official said on Monday.

The move has not gone down well with the young.
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IvanV · Jan 16, 2006, 10:22 PM

Things like this make me think much better of my own country...

Jan 16, 2006, 08:31 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Bangladesh halts 'corrupting' night mobile calls DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh has told phone companies to stop free late-night mobile phone calls, arguing that they corrupt its youth -- making them speak vulgarly, hitting studies and promoting chit-chat between boyfriends and girlfriends. In the mainly Muslim and deeply conservative country, where dating is discouraged, parents complained to the telecoms regulator, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC), that the free night calls were changing their children's behavior. "The commission has taken the decision following a flurry of complaints by parents against such free late-night facilities," a commission official said on Monday. The move has not gone down well with the young. __________ Read More / Source: Yahoo! News

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IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,917 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Things like this make me think much better of my own country... __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).