A total of 416 mobile towers out of 14,551 in eleven flood affected district have remained out of order due to flood, according to the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
The districts include Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Cumilla, Brahmanbaria, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Cox’s Bazar and Sylhet, said a press release of BTRC issued on Thursday.
Already the Bangladesh Army has provided all out necessary assistance including water vessels, trucks and speedboats to carry the equipment, fuel and generators to the mobile operators and tower operators.