After a night of severe backlash over the decision to suspend internet services across the country to prevent SSC exam question papers from leaking, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has withdrawn the initiative. As per the earlier decision, internet services nationwide were suspended at 8:00 am. But 10 minutes later, the regulatory body backtracked and issued instructions to restore services. Sumon Ahmed Sabir, lead technical official for BTRC, said internet speed is currently normal all over the country. Also Read- Internet services to be suspended across the countryOn Sunday night, a trial run for 30 minutes saw internet services throttled from 10pm to 10:30pm.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 12, 2018 03:21 UTC