34.1 C
Delhi
Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Internet in Bangladesh nearly completely shut down amid unrest

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

Dhaka: Bangladesh is currently experiencing a near-total national internet shutdown, internet performance monitoring organisation NetBlocks said on Thursday.

“Live network data show Bangladesh is now in the midst of a near-total national internet shutdown,” the watchdog said on Telegram.

The internet blackout occurs in the wake of earlier attempts to limit access to social media and mobile data services, according to its statement.

Protests against the Bangladeshi government’s quota system for public positions have escalated this week following violent clashes at Dhaka University. On Tuesday, The Daily Star newspaper reported that the clashes had left 19 people dead and more than 2,500 injured.

Protesters are urging an end to the quota system, which reserves 30% of government roles for veterans’ families from the 1971 war for independence. They allege discrimination and favoritism toward supporters of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose party, the Awami League, led the independence movement.

After protests in 2018, the government stopped quotas but reinstated them in June due to High Court orders after appeals from veteran families. The Bangladeshi Supreme Court will decide on August 7 after the government appealed the High Court’s decision.

Related articles

Are Minorities in Danger in India?

Let’s not beat around the bush.The claim that “minorities are in danger in India” has been repeated so...

Bridges of Trust and Tango: PM Narendra Modi’s Historic Visit to Argentina

A Dance of Democracy and DignityAs the aircraft carrying Prime Minister Narendra Modi descended upon Ministro Pistarini...

BRICS 2025 in Brazil: A Rising Bloc and India’s Expanding Footprint

An Emerging Continent, A Rising CoalitionAs the turquoise waves kissed the shores of Rio de Janeiro and the...

Musk is “completely off the rails” with his third party idea: Trump

Washington: The differences between Donald Trump and Elon Musk have widened further after the US President called Tesla...