Bangladesh shuts down internet along India’s border ‘for the sake of the countrys security in the current cir – Business Insider India

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has ordered a shutdown of mobile networks along the borders with India citing security reasons, an order estimated to affect around 10 million users, it was reported.

The operators suspended networks within one kilometre of the borders with India on Monday after receiving the order, reports bdnews24.

The four operators -- Grameenphone, Teletalk, Robi and Banglalink --closed around 2,000 base transceiver stations, an official of an operator told bdnews24.

In the order, the BTRC said network coverage in the border areas will have to be suspended until further notice "for the sake of the country's security in the current circumstances".

"A high-level meeting of the government took this decision, following which the instructions were issued," BTRC Chairman Jahurul Haque told bdnews24, declining to give further details.

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