The area-based and, on a priority basis partly reinstated broadband internet connections in the Capital Dhaka and Chattogram were extended by a small portion on Wednesday, following a complete internet blackout for five straight days, amid the countrywide violence over student protest against quota in government job.
However, several users reported that they faced disruption while using the partially reinstated internet services.
The government shut down the internet services connection completely on July 18 surrounding the countrywide violence quota reform protest, with people across the country reported that they could not access online services since about 9:00pm on that day.
Mobile internet users from various parts of the country reported that they could not use mobile internet smoothly since July 17.
The area-based partial restoration of the broadband connections was on an experimental basis, with priorities initially given to the financial, exports, diplomat, technology, outsourcing service providers, media outlets, and some other emergency services hubs according to the state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmad Palak.
But mobile internet connections were not reinstated till Wednesday.
The state minister on Wednesday said in a press briefing at the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission in the Capital that countrywide broadband internet will be reinstated by Wednesday night on an experimental basis.
Regarding the mobile internet services restoration, he said, 鈥榃e will sit with Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh on Friday or Saturday to analyse the situation and see when we can resume the mobile internet services.鈥�
Md Emdadul Hoque, president of Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh, told 抖阴精品 at 8.45pm on Wednesday, that broadband connections were fully restored in the country.
鈥業f anyone is experiencing internet disruption, it may be due to technical issues. Also, users may face slow internet connections for now,鈥� he said.
