Internet users may face a slow connection or disruption for 20 hours between 2 am on October 31 and 12 pm on November 2 with intermission due to upgradation of Bangladesh’s first submarine cable (SEA-ME-WE 4) in Cox’s Bazar. A media release signed by director general (operation and maintenance) of Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC shared the development to the media. Read: Khawaja Tower fire burns IIG, affecting Internet speed for many ISPs Regretting the inconvenience, the authorities concerned informed that the internet service will remain slow or will be disrupted for 10 hours from 2 am to 12 pm on October 31 and for another 10 hours from 2 am to 12 pm on November 2, as the circuits connected to cables will partially remain stopped. However, the circuits of the country’s second submarine cable (SEA-ME-WE 5) will remain functional as usual, according to the press release. Read: Minimum validity period for mobile internet packages now 7 days: Mustafa Jabbar After the upgradation, the bandwidth capacity through the SEA-ME-WE 4 cable will increase remarkably, it said.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared four development projects, including Tk 693-crore one to install the third submarine cable.

Around 20,000 families in erosion-prone Naria and Bhedarganj upazilas of Shariatpur passed their entire lifetimes in the dark once the sun went down, using Kerosene lamps to complete essential tasks with the constant howl of the mighty Padma and Meghna rivers ever-present.