The United States said that they remained deeply concerned by the reports of ongoing telecommunications disruption across Bangladesh.
鈥榃e remain deeply concerned by reports of ongoing telecommunications disruptions across the country which limit the ability of people in Bangladesh, including American citizens there, to access critical information,鈥� spokesperson at the US Department of State Matthew Miller told reporters at a regular briefing on July 23.
He said that was something they had spoken out against in other countries, and they also spoke out against it when it came to Bangladesh. 鈥榃e will continue to make those concerns known,鈥� he said.
Earlier, Miller said that they continued to closely follow developments in Bangladesh and called for calm and de-escalation.
The US spokesperson said that they supported 鈥榩eaceful assembly and peaceful protests鈥� but in all cases, they ought to be carried out peacefully.
The government said that it was working overnight to fully restore internet services as broadband internet was restored in some areas on a priority basis.
The attackers torched and vandalised important government establishments, including key point installations like national data centre and optical fibre causing nationwide internet connectivity disruption.
Now a peaceful environment prevails in the country and public and private offices were reopened on Wednesday (11:00am to 3:00pm) amid the relaxation of curfew.
Expressing optimism over the return of normalcy in the country soon, foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said that the situation would get back to normalcy within a couple of days.
