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The internet has been shut down and mobile services severely disrupted in Bangladesh amid student protests that began earlier this week. The disruptions do not appear to be connected to the global ...
Bangladesh remained without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm following a court order that ...
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh again closed all primary schools across the country and educational institutions in almost half of districts including the capital as a severe heatwave saw temperatures ...
Zunaid Ahmed Palak (Bengali: জুনাইদ আহমেদ পলক, romanized: Junāid Ahmēd Pôlôk; born 17 May 1980) is a Bangladeshi politician.He is regarded as one of the main perpetrators of the atrocities during July-August student protests of 2024 by enforcing a nationwide internet shutdown during that time. [2]
The Bangladesh Railway authorities, on orders from higher-ups in the government, directed train services between Dhaka and the rest of the country to shut down to prevent quota reform protestors from using trains to travel or form gatherings, according to several unnamed railway supervisors speaking with Prothom Alo. [222]
The number of Internet subscriptions in Bangladesh grew from 186,000 in 2000 to 617,300 in 2009. [4] However, only 0.4% of the population used the Internet in 2009 giving Bangladesh one of the lowest usage percentages in the world, ahead of only North Korea, Myanmar, and Sierra Leone. [5]
DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh will tone down its Digital Security Act, criticised by many as a draconian curb on dissent, to allow bail for suspects and halt the jailing of journalists for ...
The Department of Information and Communication Technology was established on 1 July 2013 as part of the Bangladesh Awami League governments digital Bangladesh policy under the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. [1] [2] The department plans to establish computer labs in all schools across Bangladesh. [3]