Govt forms probe committee over recent internet blackout

Details expected within 24 hrs

The government has formed a seven member committee today (11 August) to investigate the country internet blackout in mid-July during student protests which turned into a mass uprising, toppling the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.
Additional Secretary AKM Amirul Islam, telecom wing head at the Posts and Telecommunications Division, will lead the committee that includes six other telecom officials of the government various entities.
"We are trying to find out the details within 24 hours," AKM Amirul Islam told The Shuttle Times this evening, adding that the committee already held its first meeting.