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Communications disrupted in Bangladesh amid student protests

2024.07.18 23:08

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Telecommunications were disrupted in Bangladesh on Friday amid violent student protests against quotas for government jobs.

© Reuters. Anti-quota supporters clash with police and Awami League supporters at the Rampura area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 18, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Telephone calls from overseas were mostly not getting connected and calls through the internet could not be completed.

Websites of several Bangladesh-based newspapers were not updating on Friday morning and their social media handles were also not active.



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