The website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs was unavailable on Wednesday.
However, it was unclear whether it was a technical problem or if there was any party involved in redirecting the website.
When accessed at around 2:20pm, the url of the ministry, www.mofa.gov.bd, redirected to a blogspot entertainment tube www.hangamatube.blogspot.com.
Contacted to the ministry’s administration department (02-9555242), a personal officer told the Dhaka Tribune he is looking into the matter.
Wishing anonymity, another top level ministry official said people could not access the site through the url of the government portal, as the foreign affairs ministry website was not registered with google.
“Someone has clearly taken advantage. But, if you type in mofa.gov.bd, the website will open.”
The official hoped the website would be restored within the day.