Telecom Disruptions Amid Bangladesh Student Protests

Telecommunications in Bangladesh were disrupted due to violent student protests against government job quotas. International phone calls and internet-based calls faced connectivity issues, while local news websites and their social media handles were inactive.

Telecommunications were disrupted in Bangladesh on Friday amid violent student protests against quotas for government jobs.

Telephone calls from overseas were mostly not getting connected and calls through the internet could not be completed.

Websites of several Bangladesh-based newspapers were not updating on Friday morning and their social media handles were also not active.