Mobile phone network suspended in border areas

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has ordered to suspend mobile phone network in the areas of one kilometer inside Bangladesh from the Indian border.

Following the order which was issued on Sunday night all the mobile telephone operators of the country have suspended their network in the border areas.

The directions issued to mobile telephone operators Grameenphone, Tele Talk, Robi and Banglalink said, under the present context for the interest of security for the country network coverage has to be stopped in the border areas until next directions are given.

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