As per reports, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has informed that mobile network and fixed broadband internet services have been disrupted in Khagrachhari and Rangamati districts due to ongoing clashes.

• A day-long clash occurred in Dighinala, Khagrachhari on Thursday (19 September) leading to significant damage to local telecommunications infrastructure.
• A fire incident around 1600 hours resulted in the damage of optical fibre cables belonging to Summit Communications Limited and Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), causing 16 towers of mobile operator Robi to go offline, according to a press release issued on Saturday (21 September).
• Robi, which has about 150 towers in the district, was unable to conduct immediate repairs due to the tense situation. By Friday (20 September), Robi managed to restore 14 of the affected towers, while repairs to two towers are still pending.
• Additionally, Teletalk’s service has also been affected in Khagrachhari. Out of its 72 towers in the district, 29 are currently out of service, with 23 towers offline due to power disconnections by the Power Development Board (PDB) and six others due to various technical reasons.
• Broadband internet services in Khagrachhari and Rangamati remain mostly operational. However, damage to internet cables and unstable electricity in some areas has left some customers without service.