High speed internet services suspended in New Market area

Sources at mobile operators said 3G and 4G mobile internet services have remained shut since 5:00am on Friday.
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The high speed internet services in the capital’s New Market area has been suspended since around 4:15 pm on Tuesday, the mobile operator sources confirmed to Prothom Alo.

They said they halted the internet services after receiving directives from the government in a bid to pacify the fierce clashes between the Dhaka College students and New Market traders.

Meanwhile, Dhaka College has been shut till 5 May and the students were asked to vacate residential halls within Tuesday afternoon.