Starlink to stop internet shutdowns
- Update Time : Tuesday, February 25, 2025
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American businessman Elon Musk’s Starlink has been invited to Bangladesh. The main reason for taking the initiative to launch Starlink in the country is to permanently end the internet shutdown. Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary of the interim government’s chief advisor, gave this information in a post on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday. He also commented that internet shutdown is a favorite tool of dictators and autocrats to suppress movements.
Shafiqul Alam wrote in his post that the autocratic Sheikh Hasina government has shut down the internet many times during its 16-year rule. Internet shutdown is a favorite tool of dictators and dictators to suppress protests or any major opposition movement. But millions of freelancers were affected in this process. Some lost their contracts and jobs forever.
