Nearly half of telecommunications services disrupted nationwide

On Monday, around 22,218 mobile network towers across Bangladesh experienced service disruptions, impacting nearly 300,000 broadband internet users, according to Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

"Most mobile operators‍‍` towers were affected by power outages. On Monday morning, we received reports of 8,000 towers being disconnected. By noon, this number had exceeded 12,000. In the evening, we learned that 22,000 towers were facing network disruptions. Generally, generators can provide backup for up to six hours. Since the power connection wasn‍‍`t restored after six hours, most mobile operators‍‍` networks were disrupted," stated the BTRC Chairman.

The power outage significantly impacted the telecom infrastructure, causing widespread inconvenience for mobile and broadband users across the country.