Representational photo BIGSTOCKNearly 50 per cent of all the network sites have no power, as commercial power supply from the Power Development Board stoppedAbout 6,000 communication network towers went offline across the country after a nor’wester hit the capital on Sunday night. Nearly 50 per cent of all the network sites have no power, as commercial power supply fro the Power Development Board (PWD) stopped. Mobile phone users in Dhaka and adjacent areas are facing some network issues," he said. "There have been some network issues since yesterday as some of our network sites are currently offline," he said.' Deputy General Manager of Teletalk, Saifur Rahman Khan, said about 250 of their BTS towers are out of service following Sunday’s storm.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 01, 2019 13:07 UTC