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Bangladesh's internet blackout immobilizes its booming tech industry
The government and internet service providers blame each other for the blackout amid massive protests.
Bangladesh’s tech industry has come to a halt as the nationwide internet blackouts entered a third day, leaving thousands of companies with financial and reputational losses and workers feeling helpless. Since 2018, Bangladesh has witnessed several internet shutdowns without either the government or telecommunication operators offering any explanation, according to a press release issued by digital rights watchdog Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition on July 19. On Saturday morning, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, minister of state for information technology and telecommunications told the media that the “government is trying to get the internet back but only after ensuring people’s physical and digital security.”
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