Telephone lines of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in Gaibandha district have gone out of order for the last 11 days due to technical problem in telephone exchange tower.
As a result, more than 1,600 telephone users of government, non government offices have to see many of their works disturbed also disconnected from the regular communication with other districts including capital city Dhaka.
All sorts of businesses here have to face serious disruption due to the disorder of the telephone connections. Impediments have been created in telecommunications with Dhaka and the rest of the country hampering trade and commerce largely.
Kafil Uddin, assistant director of BTCL, Gaibandha unit, told the Dhaka Tribune that local engineers have been trying their best to restore the exchange tower but they failed to rescue it.
“Engineers from Dhaka, Rangpur, Bogra have been trying to back the service,” he said.
While our reporter asked about the development in restoring operations the newly deployed engineers didn't agree to provide any information.
Gaibandha Fire Service and Civil Defense joint assistant director Md. Kobat Ali said: “We couldn't manage to contact with other districts and people remained disconnected from our services due the problem in telecommunication.”
E-mails, faxes and other internet based activities have also remained suspended for the disruption in the telephone exchange tower.
People of Gaibandha demanded immediate action from government to restore the telecommunication services.