Bangladesh restores internet as students call off job-quota protests

30/7/2024 6:46

        Bangladesh said it had restored internet services as conditions return to normal after students called off protests against reforms to job quotas that killed nearly 150 people this month.
        
        The agitation, which began in universities and colleges last month, flared into nationwide protests that injured thousands as security forces cracked down, leading to curfew, army patrols on the streets and internet suspension to rein in the violence.
        
        "The broadband and mobile internet connectivity has been restored with full functionality by now," the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
        
        "Other forms of communications, including land-based and mobile telecommunications, were functional through the entire period of unrest and violence."
        
        It added, "The government wishes to assure all international partners that the overall situation is turning back to normal, thanks to the timely and appropriate measures taken by the government and the people."
        
        The U.S. State Department on Monday called for "a full and undisrupted public access to internet and social media services."