Internet still down in Bangladesh despite apparent calm following deadly protests
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Passengers wait at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's Departure Terminal days ahead of their scheduled flight due to ongoing curfew in Dhaka, July 22, 2024. Internet and mobile data services are still down despite apparent calm in the country. A scooterist asks Bangladeshi military forces soldiers patrolling a street which way is open to travel, in Dhaka, July 22, 2024.
Bangladesh remained without internet for a fifth day and the government declared a public holiday Monday, as authorities maintained tight control despite apparent calm following a court order that scaled back a controversial system for allocating government jobs that sparked violent protests.
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