File photo of a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneThe mobile network came back live on Friday morning, after nearly a yearThe government has finally lifted the ban on 3G and 4G internet connectivity in the Rohingya camps. The 3G and 4G mobile network was restored in the refugee camps on Friday morning, a local source confirmed. “At about 9am in the morning, 3G and 4G mobile network was restored and we are now able use the internet," Md Matin, an official of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), told Dhaka Tribune. This move comes nearly a year after the government slapped a ban on the mobile internet connectivity in the camps, citing security reasons. Many also argued that allowing internet use in the camps would facilitate Covid-19 response via sharing proper information and countering rumours.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 28, 2020 10:41 UTC