(UTV|COLOMBO) – Hours before election campaigning in Bangladesh comes to a close, 3G and 4G services were shut down on mobile phones across the country as part of what was seen as enhanced security measures.
Elections will be held on December 30 in Bangladesh, where the ruling Awami League party, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is facing an anti-incumbency challenge from the Jatiyo Oikyo Front, an Opposition alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party — whose leader Khaleda Zia is in jail on corruption charges.
Late on Thursday, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) asked all mobile network operators to block their 3G and 4G services across the country instantly.
Only 2G services (both voice and data) will remain active. The order will be in place until further instructions are given.
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