Bangladesh To Restore Broadband Internet Today As Protest Unwinds (Photo @Pixabay)

After much effort to quell the protest by the students in Bangladesh, the government is likely to restore the broadband internet on Tuesday evening across the country. The service remained shut for the past five days amid the shoot-at-site order issued by the government, the news agency AFP reported, citing the telecommunication minister.

According to the latest report, at least 180 people lost their lives, while over 2,500 were arrested in one of the deadly protests and police actions in the country. Due to the widespread participation of the student groups including the students wing of Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina’s ruling Awami League, the government had imposed a shoot-on-sight order while deploying military personnel in major cities.

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The restoration report comes amid the protest ices with the Supreme Court on July 21 scaled back the contentious quota system, noting that 93% of the government jobs to be allocated on a merit-based system, leaving the remaining 7% for relatives of veterans who fought in Bangladesh’s war of independence in 1971.

Notably, there were criticisms for not lifting the internet restrictions despite the protesters calmed down after the Supreme Court’s verdict in the matter. There was also growing pressure from the international communities to restore the connectivity

Protests erupted across the country demanding the removal of the earlier 30 %  quota in government jobs for the descendants of the freedom fighters. Since July 1, university students have been protesting across the country.

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