Countries that prioritise Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have each chosen distinct positions for themselves.
Given that fundamental rights are the default and restrictions are exceptions, internet shutdowns are, by nature, unlawful.
Going against the tide, Bangladesh kept internet services suspended for quite some days, which has dealt a heavy blow to public life, industries and service sectors
Bangladesh has entered a new chapter in its journey as the wheels of the economy are rolling again, with the country still healing from fresh wounds.
The crackdown on the nonviolent uprise of the students and the subsequent one thing leading to another chain of events locked down the economy, only figuratively reminiscent of the pandemic in 2020
Why did a student movement that started with a demand to reform a discriminatory and unconstitutional system get so violent?
In the wake of escalating violent protests in Bangladesh, a massive surge in Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage has been witnessed as citizens strived to circumvent government-imposed internet restrictions
It represents a grave threat to democracy and human rights that demands urgent attention.
Bangladesh is once again connected to 4G internet, 10 days after mobile internet connectivity was restricted across the country
Over the Top (OTT) platforms are one of the major digital mediums of entertainment. The country has been suffering from a complete internet outage, resulting in huge financial losses for industry leaders.
If your livelihood was based on the internet, specifically social media, what would you do if there was an outage that lasted almost a week? We caught up to some popular Bangladeshi influencers to see what they were up to during these unstable times.
It also demanded no new charges to be imposed when shipment begins
Internet shutdown is one of the major aspects of control that the Awami League government has exercised to curb the protests.
40 percent restored so far, says president of Internet Service Providers Association
Garment factories, banks and stock exchanges reopened as the government relaxed a curfew imposed to quell violent protests that left at least 150 people dead since last Tuesday
Broadband internet connections were restored on a limited scale yesterday after 5 days of complete countrywide blackout amid the violence over quota protest
On Thursday night, the entire country was plunged into digital darkness as broadband internet across the country became unavailable, less than 24 hours after mobile data was shut off amid worsening violence centring the quota protests across the country..The latest news on the situation is
The impact of all these on the poor and low-income groups will be devastating.
What can possibly justify any response by the law enforcement that has led to this death toll?
