“Telecom, ICT sector suffered Tk 18,000 crore loss during violence”

“Telecom, ICT sector suffered Tk 18,000 crore loss during violence”

Dhaka, Aug 01 - Posts and Telecommunication Division, Information and Communication Technology Division and private telecom sector suffered a loss of Tk 18,000 crore during violence over quota reform protests, State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak said on Thursday.
The government has taken an initiative to provide intensive support to the affected entrepreneurs in the private sector, he said while talking to reporters at the ministry.
In the wake of violence amid students’ demonstrations for quota reform, the government halted mobile and broadband internet services on July 18, disconnecting Bangladesh with the rest of the world online and disrupting various services.-UNB