NEW DELHI: The video sharing site YouTube has been opened to public access in Bangladesh.

The head of the Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Authority (BTRA) said the ban had been lifted due to fact that a great number of people were facing problem who use the site for educational and research purposes.

YouTube had been banned in Bangladesh following the trailer of an anti-Islamic movie, made in California with private funding, released on the site.

The anti-Islamic video ‘Innocence of Muslims‘ had caused a great deal of unrest in not only Bangladesh but other Islamic countries as well.
 
YouTube is also banned in Pakistan due to the very same reason.